fdisk /dev/sdi The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 243201. There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024, and could in certain setups cause problems with: 1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO) 2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK) Command (m for help): p Disk /dev/sdi: 2000.3 GB, 2000398934016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdi1 1 243201 1953512001 83 Linux Command (m for help): d Selected partition 1 Command (m for help): p Disk /dev/sdi: 2000.3 GB, 2000398934016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System Command (m for help): n Command action e extended p primary partition (1-4) p Partition number (1-4): 1 First cylinder (1-243201, default 1): Using default value 1 Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (1-243201, default 243201): Using default value 243201 Command (m for help): w The partition table has been altered! Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table. Syncing disks. [root@m3science ~]# partprobe Warning: Unable to open /dev/hda read-write (Read-only file system). /dev/hda has been opened read-only. Warning: /dev/sdh contains GPT signatures, indicating that it has a GPT table. However, it does not have a valid fake msdos partition table, as it should. Perhaps it was corrupted -- possibly by a program that doesn't understand GPT partition tables. Or perhaps you deleted the GPT table, and are now using an msdos partition table. Is this a GPT partition table? [root@m3science ~]# mke2fs -j /dev/sdi1 mke2fs 1.39 (29-May-2006) /dev/sdi1 is apparently in use by the system; will not make a filesystem here! On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 2:23 PM, raj sourabh <rajsourabh1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Ok, so things look fine till here when you have created partitions > sdh1,sdi1,sdj1,sdk1.. even after running partprobe if you are getting the > same here then try the follwing; > > # delete one of the partition through fdisk eg.sdi1 > # after deletion check eg. # fdisk /dev/sdi and then list the partitions > (You should not see anything) > # Recreate the partition as primary > # Partprobe > # and then try mke2fs -j /dev/sdi1 > > Hope this should give some useful results. > > Regards, > > Raj > > > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 8:05 PM, Doll, Margaret Ann > <margaret_doll@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 11:33 AM, raj sourabh <rajsourabh1@xxxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Please provide the output of following: > > > > > > #fdisk -l > > > > > > > for the four disks in question > > > > WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sdh'! The util > fdisk > > doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted. > > > > > > Disk /dev/sdh: 2000.3 GB, 2000398934016 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > /dev/sdh1 1 243201 1953512001 83 Linux > > > > Disk /dev/sdi: 2000.3 GB, 2000398934016 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > /dev/sdi1 1 243201 1953512001 83 Linux > > > > Disk /dev/sdj: 2000.3 GB, 2000398934016 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > /dev/sdj1 1 243201 1953512001 83 Linux > > > > Disk /dev/sdk: 2000.3 GB, 2000398934016 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > /dev/sdk1 1 243201 1953512001 83 Linux > > > > > > > #df -h > > > > > > > Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on > > /dev/sda3 1.6G 982M 489M 67% / > > tmpfs 1.8G 0 1.8G 0% /dev/shm > > /dev/sda10 883G 449G 389G 54% /home > > /dev/sdb1 4.1G 569M 3.4G 15% /var > > /dev/sdb2 913G 245G 622G 29% /home2 > > /dev/sda9 730M 519M 173M 76% /oldvar > > /dev/sda8 1.1G 34M 976M 4% /tmp > > /dev/sda6 2.1G 72M 2.0G 4% /opt > > /dev/sda2 8.1G 3.6G 4.2G 46% /usr > > /dev/sda5 3.1G 2.3G 671M 78% /usr/local > > /dev/sda1 1.1G 120M 889M 12% /boot > > /dev/sdc 12T 12T 183G 99% /m3team > > /dev/mapper/vg1-lv1 7.1T 1.6T 5.2T 24% /m3team3 > > quahog2:/LVM2/crism13 > > 4.9T 191G 4.5T 5% /m3team2 > > porter2:/m3_usb1 1.8T 96K 1.7T 1% /m3_usb1 > > porter2:/m3_usb2 1.8T 274G 1.5T 16% /m3_usb2 > > none 1.8G 104K 1.8G 1% /var/lib/xenstored > > > > > > eight disks were purchased and added to the system as the same time. I > > successfully created a log volume group out of the first four; they are > > mounted on /m3team3. > > > > I used parted to create a GPT label on the disks. Then I used fdisk to > > create one partition taking up all the space on the disk. I then used > > "mkfs > > -t ext3 /dev/sdg1 (etc.) on all the partitions before I used pvcreate, > > vgcreate and lgcreate. > > > > The process worked on the first four disks. > > > > Thanks for your help > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Raj > > > > > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 5:00 PM, Doll, Margaret Ann > > > <margaret_doll@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > > > > > > I get the same error with mk2efs -j /dev/sdi1 > > > > > > > > mke2fs 1.39 (29-May-2006) > > > > /dev/sdi1 is apparently in use by the system; will not make a > > filesystem > > > > here! > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 8:50 AM, raj sourabh <rajsourabh1@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > Did you try using fdisk for partition? and the use partprobe. > > > > > > > > > > eg. #fdisk /dev/sdi > > > > > # partprobe > > > > > #mke2fs -j /dev/sdiX > > > > > > > > > > I hope this would help. > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > > Raj > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 4:29 PM, Doll, Margaret Ann > > > > > <margaret_doll@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > In this particular case, I have rebooted the system many times > and > > am > > > > > > unable > > > > > > to get mkfs to work. The disk partitions are also not on the > same > > > disk > > > > > as > > > > > > /. How do I get the disk partitions to work with mkfs? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 8:25 AM, Corey Kovacs < > > corey.kovacs@xxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Important to note > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. It's not often / is repartitioned. > > > > > > > 2. This isn't a problem unique to RHEL. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > C > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPod > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 5, 2011, at 8:14 AM, "Marti, Robert" <RJM002@xxxxxxxx> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A reboot is required if you change partitions on the same > disk > > > that > > > > > > > houses /. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 5, 2011, at 6:41, "Stainforth, Matthew (SD/DS)" < > > > > > > > Matthew.Stainforth@xxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>> the default behavior for RHEL6 but I am not sure when or IF > > it > > > > > > > >>> actually hit RHEL5. Sounds like it might have. In RHEL6 a > > > reboot > > > > is > > > > > > > >>> simply a requirement, full stop. > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> In RHEL6 a reboot is required between repartitioning and > > > mkfs'ing? > > > > > > What > > > > > > > a sad thing if true. > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> -- > > > > > > > >> redhat-list mailing list > > > > > > > >> unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > ?subject=unsubscribe > > > > > > > >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > > > > > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > ?subject=unsubscribe > > > > > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > > > > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > ?subject=unsubscribe > > > > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > > > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx > > > ?subject=unsubscribe > > > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx > > ?subject=unsubscribe > > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx > ?subject=unsubscribe > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > -- > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
