Hi, He ran Linux on VMware - just heard that there's 2TB limit in VMWare Thanks On 7/8/08, chaim.rieger@xxxxxxxxx <chaim.rieger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Check to see if there's a 2tb limit on 2.4 kernel > > > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tai Yiap YEO <YEO_Tai_Yiap@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 12:04:50 > To: <chaim.rieger@xxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Chris TAY<Chris_TAY@xxxxxxxxxx>; General Red Hat Linux discussion > list<redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: RAID5 partition not visible from dmesg/"fdisk -l" but visible > fromESX > GUI > > > Hi, > > ESX version: 3.5 > Kernal: 2.4.21-47.0.1.ELvmnix on an i686 > > Thanks and Regards > > YEO TAI YIAP • IT Technical Support • Information Technology > Singapore Land Authority • 6323-9816 (DID) • 6325-1413 (Fax) • > http://www.sla.gov.sg > MISSION: To optimise land resources for the economic and social > development of Singapore. > CORE VALUES: Nation first • People Organisation • Innovation and Dynamism > • Always delighting customers • Integrity and Professionalism > > [CONFIDENTIALITY: If you receive this email in error, you should delete it > and not disseminate it or its contents in any form. Please also inform the > sender that this email has been received in error. This email may contain > confidential information and the Official Secrets Act (Cap 213) would make > the unauthorised disclosure of this information a criminal offence.] > > > > chaim.rieger@xxxxxxxxx > 08 Jul, 2008 11:59 AM > Please respond to > chaim.rieger@xxxxxxxxx > > > To > "General Red Hat Linux discussion list" <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > cc > Chris TAY/SLA/SINGOV@SINGOV, Tai Yiap YEO/SLA/SINGOV@SINGOV > Subject > Re: RAID5 partition not visible from dmesg/"fdisk -l" but visible fromESX > GUI > > > > > > > What version and kernel ? > > > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > > -----Original Message----- > From: "sunhux G" <sunhux@xxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 11:57:00 > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list<redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: <chris_tay@xxxxxxxxxx>; <yeo_tai_yiap@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: RAID5 partition not visible from dmesg/"fdisk -l" but visible > from > ESX GUI > > > Hi, > > I'm asking on behalf of a friend. > > He has a 5 TB SCSI hotplug disk that's configured as hardware > RAID 5. > > >From ESX GUI, he could see 4.6TB usable space (ie nett after RAID 5). > > After installing Linux OS, he could see 2TB mounted but ESX GUI > showed 4.6TB. > > So he issued "fdisk -l" & "dmesg" (actually "dmesg | grep sector") > that I suggested & /dev/sda is shown as 2TB but nothing was shown > for the remaining 2.6TB. > > Where's the 2.6TB gone to? > > I always thought "fdisk -l" would show every disk resource that's > presented (regardless on what kind of filesystem, be it raw or > GFS or UFS or ...) or I'm missing something? > > > Thanks > -- > 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?subjecthttps://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
