[CentOS] Format big drives (4TB) in the installer?

[Bob Marcan]

On Wed, 07 May 2014 08:41:23 -0600
CS_DBA <cs_dba at consistentstate.com> wrote:

> Hi all;
> 
> I cross posted this to the fedora list since we use Fedora as a test bed 
> from time to time, however given this is a production server we'll 
> likely be running CentOS.
> 
> we've just ordered a new server 
> (http://www.spectrumservers.com/ssproducts/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=26&idproduct=787) 
> 
> 
> Originally I tried to simply upgrade an older server with more drive 
> space, I installed six (6)  4TB drives and did a new CentOS 6.5 install 
> but the OS would not allow me to configure more than 2TB per drive.
> 
> Subsequent research leads me to conclude that if the bios supports UEFI 
> and the installer boots as such then the installer should see 4TB drives 
> without any issues.  I'm also assuming that any server I order today 
> (i.e. a more modern server) should ship with UEFI support in the bios.
> 
> Are my conclusions above per UEFI correct?
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance
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Use parted and make GPT label.
BR, Bob