Jim Crilly wrote:
>
> On Fri, 2001-09-21 at 20:38, Bret Hughes wrote:
> > Bret Hughes wrote:
> > >
> > > I am unable to create a filesystem on a raid 5 volume on a compaq 3000.
> > >
> > > I finally(with the help of this list ) got XFS installed and running
> > > after hosing the MBR now I need to add an additional partition to this
> > > box with some of the left over space. I used fdisk /dev/ida/c0d0 to
> > > create a new 10GB partition and it appears to have worked:
> > >
> > <snip>
> >
> > > Any ideas about what am I doing wrong? I have a terrible cold and am
> > > under the influence of couch medicine so I may be missing something
> > > simple.
> > >
> > > Bret
> >
> > Still not sure what the deal was but a reboot fixed it.
>
> If you created the partition after the box was booted and any part of
> the disk was in use (mounted, swapon'd, etc) you have to reboot for the
> new partition table to be usable.
>
Well, that is indeed the case. Thanks. I do not recall this happening
in the past is this an XFS thing? I'll admit to not doing too much
partioning but I think I would remember having to reboot in the past. I
have even less experience with the Smart-2 raid controllers but
certainly more than when I started this upgrade. Now if I can just get
the amanda server stuff working with the rpms I will be grinning.
Bret
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