From: Jason T. Slack-Moehrle slackmoehrle@gmail.com
So I run: # parted GNU Parted 2.1 Using /dev/sda Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands. (parted) select /dev/sdg Using /dev/sdg (parted) print Model: DROBO DroboPro (scsi) Disk /dev/sdg: 17.6TB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: gpt
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
(parted)
and looking at an example of creating a partition: (parted) mkpart primary 106 16179
I dont know what to do next since I dont see any partitions listed. I dont know what do to for the start and end point, although the man page says "size in MB". Do I just say 0 to (and convert 16.0TB to MB? Yes, I know it says 17.6 TB but this model drobo can only support partitions up to 16tb without making a second partition.
Can anyone provide some advice on that I am missing conceptually?
When I had to play with GPT for a 3TB disk, I did: gdisk -l /dev/sdc parted -s /dev/sdc mklabel gpt parted -s -a optimal /dev/sdc unit s mkpart primary ext4 2048 <MAXVALUE>
Not sure if optimal, but it worked...
JD