On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 AndyLiebman@xxxxxxx wrote:
> I am wondering if my particular setup method could have contributed to a
> failure of xfs_repair. When I create a RAID-5 array with a 3ware 9000 SATA
> card, I
> get a 1.75 TB device -- let's call it /dev/sda. On the advice of some Linux
> experts who should know about these things, I DO NOT create any partitions on
> the device /dev/sda. I do not run fdisk on the device. When I put the xfs
> filesystem on it, I use:
>
> "mkfs.xfs /dev/sda"
I certainly don't consider myself to be an expert, but i've never heard of
doing this before, and i'm kinda surprised that it works at all. What was
the justification for formatting a block device, rather than a partition
XFS?
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