Rajeev R Veedu wrote: > > Hi, > > Is it possible to create one raid volume of 3.3 TB (9550SX-8lp X > WD5000YS – 8nos) and create a file system with ext3? (CentOs4.3 64bit) > > The maximum I am getting is 1.24tb and fdisk returns no more space > available. But when I say fdisk /dev/sda it list full size of 3.3 TB. > But I can not create partitions more than 1.24TB. > > Any idea? > you should try creating an LVM instead of creating a partition .... with LVM you dont need to create a partition ... you can use the whole device .... from lvm2 faq: > *4.1.13. * What is the maximum size of a single LV? > > * * The answer to this question depends upon the CPU architecture of > your computer and the kernel you are a running: > > * > > For 2.4 based kernels, the maximum LV size is 2TB. For some > older kernels, however, the limit was 1TB due to signedness > problems in the block layer. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 5 > has fixes to allow the full 2TB LVs. Consult your distribution > for more information in this regard. > > * > > For 32-bit CPUs on 2.6 kernels, the maximum LV size is 16TB. > > * > > For 64-bit CPUs on 2.6 kernels, the maximum LV size is 8EB. > (Yes, that is a very large number.) > cheers, Nick