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тАО01-14-2009 08:06 AM
тАО01-14-2009 08:06 AM
linux can't create partition larger than 1,7TB
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тАО01-14-2009 10:31 AM
тАО01-14-2009 10:31 AM
Re: linux can't create partition larger than 1,7TB
The MBR was designed for the original IBM PC/AT back in 1980s and it is now reaching its ultimate limits. It's time to replace it with something else.
You have two options: either start using GPT style partitioning, or set up LVM using the whole disk(s). Both options will allow you to allocate very large blocks of storage.
The system disk must still use traditional MBR partitioning, because the BIOS won't understand any of the newer techniques.
LVM is a little more complex, but allows your "partitions" to span multiple physical disks or RAID sets, and allows you to enlarge partitions without unmounting them.
To use GPT, you must partition your disk with a partitioning program that understands the newer GPT style. The old "*fdisk" programs cannot do this; "parted" can. When using parted, begin with the command "mklabel gpt". That will switch the disk to the new style. (Warning: all existing data on the disk will be lost!)
There is a lot of information on Linux LVM on the net. For example, see the LVM HOWTO:
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/
(Remember that the HOWTO is written to cover the installation of the LVM system from scratch: if you use RedHat, all the components are already present, you don't need to compile anything. You can completely ignore chapters 5 - 10 of the HOWTO.)
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