From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mark F Subject: Re: create very large file system Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 08:24:35 -0500 Message-ID: References: <200607191657.38644.zam@namesys.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Errors-To: flx@namesys.com In-Reply-To: <200607191657.38644.zam@namesys.com> Sender: news List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: reiserfs-list@namesys.com Cc: Ext3-users@redhat.com Alexander Zarochentsev wrote: > On Wednesday 19 July 2006 16:10, Mark F wrote: >> Suse Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3 >> >> I've tried to create a large 5TB file system using both reiserfs and >> ext3 and both have failed. > > how did they fail? > When I create the partition using cfdisk it appeared to be created correctly, now I have discovered that it is not. I thought the problem was with the mkfs. commands but it looks like it is a bit deeper than that. >> I end up with only a 1.5TB file system. Does anyone know why this >> doesn't work, what to do to fix it? > > you have a single 5TB device? h/w raid, I think ? Yes, Orion 12S RAID Array. 12x500GB drives > > you might need to convert the partition table to GPT format for > supporting 2TB+ partitions. it can be done by the gnu parted tool. > Thanks, I don't know what GPT format is but I'll try to figure it out, I'm compiling/installing gparted right now. -Mark >> Others have suggested that only XFS or JFS will work. Is this so? >> >> Thanks, >> -Mark > >