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

[jessie <jessie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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?

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.
--
Jessie Evangelista
Manager, Software Services
Apollo Technologies Inc


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