WARNING - OLD ARCHIVES

This is an archived copy of the Xen.org mailing list, which we have preserved to ensure that existing links to archives are not broken. The live archive, which contains the latest emails, can be found at http://lists.xen.org/
   
 
 
Xen 
 
Home Products Support Community News
 
   
 

xen-users

Re: [Xen-users] XCP: 4TB local storage

To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] XCP: 4TB local storage
From: Sergey Melnik <admin.sa@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 21:05:10 +0400
Delivery-date: Mon, 09 May 2011 10:07:07 -0700
Dkim-signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=JcfX3kumRER2AjUT41+r5xZOKGj3gMRee8WJIXf488U=; b=gO2hilI01Nzw7xFBYiqEFJr9PRK+PDKCoEsKvKvtapw/vhmxpzeeYksxFpLe7wX0Pv Yx75LXfq9E2iGjXbYO6vHl/+9tfoxlip8+Js61RIKLazO/v1X5K9MPuQOYHQyj5GYYht Oc8awWCZVrki8e79LWo2lKSLzaI0SQSG6tsMw=
Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=jPeYcH1ZFfFF9EFlOOqr5yHhaExTVfO54+BJjh/KpPXC7p024vEzVxD6/JIQsPI0sk Rq+Mr27D59rs6NDeVGxVEfgJGOugG7sz4zR2Gw2e6GbL9IW6Xvhy/DrNSNSi93x/qE3s fkEapZGkAe5EsjzzNV/EdE+RuRRl3BN4h379E=
Envelope-to: www-data@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <4DC7DD31.2050108@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
List-help: <mailto:xen-users-request@lists.xensource.com?subject=help>
List-id: Xen user discussion <xen-users.lists.xensource.com>
List-post: <mailto:xen-users@lists.xensource.com>
List-subscribe: <http://lists.xensource.com/mailman/listinfo/xen-users>, <mailto:xen-users-request@lists.xensource.com?subject=subscribe>
List-unsubscribe: <http://lists.xensource.com/mailman/listinfo/xen-users>, <mailto:xen-users-request@lists.xensource.com?subject=unsubscribe>
References: <4DC27CFA.6090805@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> <4DC7BEF7.3080707@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <4DC7C379.4070803@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> <4DC7DD31.2050108@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sender: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello.
You can add free ( unpartitioned ) space to local lvm storage using
lvm or system-config-lvm ( install it from cent-os repo ).
Worked for me:)

Sergey Melnik

On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 4:25 PM, Denis Cardon
<denis.cardon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Jessy,
>
>> Thanks for the reply Denis.
>>
>> I kinda figured that GPT is required.
>>
>> So how does one install XCP with a GPT partion instead of an MBR
>> partition?
>
> The fdisk message (WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on
> '/dev/sda'!) says that you are already using GTP partition. Are you sure you
> are actually missing space? Could you check the ouput of vgdisplay and
> "parted /dev/sda print all" (parted is not installed by default on XCP, but
> you can install it if you enable Centos repositories)?
>
> cheers,
>
> Denis
>
>>
>> On Monday, 09 May, 2011 06:16 PM, Denis Cardon wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Jessy,
>>>
>>>> 4TB storage in RAID10
>>>>
>>>> We installed XCP 1.0 and it was successful except that XCP only sees 2TB
>>>> of storage.
>>>> Output of df -h:
>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
>>>> /dev/sda1 4.0G 1.5G 2.3G 39% /
>>>> none 380M 0 380M 0% /dev/shm
>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> the df output just tells you the size of the dom0 system partition.
>>> The VM are stored on a lvm partition and you should use vgdisplay to
>>> see what you have there.
>>>
>>>> Output of fdisk -l:
>>>>
>>>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sda'! The util
>>>> fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.
>>>
>>> fdisk cannot deal with GPT partition table (see warning above), and
>>> GPT is required for partition above 2GB. You should actually use
>>> gparted to look at such a partition table.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Denis
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> WARNING: The size of this disk is 4.0 TB (3997997989888 bytes).
>>>> DOS partition table format can not be used on drives for volumes
>>>> larger than 2.2 TB (2199023255040 bytes). Use parted(1) and GUID
>>>> partition table format (GPT).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Disk /dev/sda: 3997.9 GB, 3997997989888 bytes
>>>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 486062 cylinders
>>>> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>>>>
>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>> /dev/sda1 * 1 523 4194304 83 Linux
>>>> Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
>>>> /dev/sda2 523 1045 4194304 83 Linux
>>>> /dev/sda3 1045 267218 2138039945+ 8e Linux LVM
>>>>
>>>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Any idea on how this can be resolved? Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Denis Cardon
> Tranquil IT Systems
> 44 bvd des pas enchantés
> 44230 Saint Sébastien sur Loire
> tel : +33 (0) 2.40.97.57.57
> http://www.tranquil-it-systems.fr
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Xen-users mailing list
> Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
>

_______________________________________________
Xen-users mailing list
Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>