how to use /dev/sdb (3TB) hardrive partion to create vm ( VM 2.2)
884086Sep 23 2011 — edited Sep 23 2011Hi
at time of installation
i created partion on both /dev/sda and /dev/sdb
now /dev/sdb has 3TB partion with GPT
here is the fdisk output
fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 145.9 GB, 145999527936 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 17750 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 14 405 3148740 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 406 17619 138271455 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 17620 17750 1052257+ 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 17620 17750 1052226 82 Linux swap / Solaris
WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sdb'! The util fdisk doesn 't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.
WARNING: The size of this disk is 3.0 TB (2996997980160 bytes).
DOS partition table format can not be used on drives for volumes
larger than 2.2 TB (2199023255040 bytes). Use parted(1) and GUID
partition table format (GPT).
Disk /dev/sdb: 2996.9 GB, 2996997980160 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 364364 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 267350 2147483647+ ee EFI GPT
and
df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda2 3.0G 826M 2.0G 30% /
/dev/sdb1 2.8T 359M 2.8T 1% /vm
/dev/sda1 99M 45M 49M 49% /boot
tmpfs 272M 0 272M 0% /dev/shm
none 271M 40K 271M 1% /var/lib/xenstored
/dev/sda3 132G 289M 132G 1% /var/ovs/mount/E34236487FA74E898C337D9DD83CCA6B
so when i am tryin to add a virtual machine ..
i see this
otal Memory (MB): 24564
Total CPUs: 8
Available Memory (MB): 23732
Largest Contiguous Free Space (MB): 134641
which mean, it will install on /dev/sda3
but i want to use all vm to go /dev/sdb1 which is 3TB partion ..
how will i utilized that /dev/sdb1 ??
please advise thanks