On compaq servers you have to use the smart start cd and put the new disk into the array controller as raid 0.
To make the file system use fdisk -c /dev/idac0d3. Default filesystem is ext2, -c checks for bad blocks. Next figure out XFS, or better yet install XFS. On Tue, 2002-10-29 at 20:02, Roger Schmeits wrote: > Greetings: > I have insert a hot-swapable drive into a Compaq Proliant 1600 server > running a Array 221 controller. I find myself not knowing how to > initialize this disk. Was thinking I could use fdisk but it complains > that it could not open /dev/ida/c0d3. Here is the current layout. > Does one make the file system first then use fdisk? > > > > Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on > /dev/ida/c0d0p2 4803008 326348 4232676 8% / > /dev/ida/c0d0p1 197562 13372 173990 8% /boot > /dev/ida/c0d2p2 7987576 2425992 5155828 32% /home > none 257216 0 257216 0% /dev/shm > /dev/ida/c0d1p1 12461488 1495600 10332880 13% /usr > > > My goal was to initialize this disk (18Gig) using the XFS file system > and move /home to this drive. Question two) how/where does one get the > XFS file system? Will google that one for sure! > > > -- > ********************************** > Roger Schmeits > System Analyst > Clarkson College > http://www.clarksoncollege.edu > Omaha, NE USA > 1-800-647-5500 x22542 > ********************************* > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- ********************************** Roger Schmeits System Analyst Clarkson College http://www.clarksoncollege.edu Omaha, NE USA 1-800-647-5500 x22542 ********************************* -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
