[lug] parted mkpart question

[Steve A Hart]

Please disregard, I think I found the problem.

Thanks

Steve

On 02/21/2011 11:03 AM, Steve A Hart wrote:
> Quick rundown on the setup:
>
> RHEL6 64-bit
> External 8TB RAID (SCSI)
> The volume is set using gpt
>
> --------------------------
> (parted)print
> Model: SA-4540S (scsi)
> Disk /dev/sdd: 7494GB
> Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
> Partition Table: gpt
>
> Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
>
> (parted)
> --------------------------
>
> I just want to create one single primary partition as this is a backup
> server. When I run "mkpart" I keep getting the following:
>
> --------------------------
> (parted) mkpart primary ext4 0 -1
> Warning: The resulting partition is not properly aligned for best
> performance.
> Ignore/Cancel?
> --------------------------
>
> After some searching I see that this is due to the partition boundary
> alignment. My question is, how can I determine the correct start point
> for the partition so this alignment is correct?
>
> Any ideas are appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Steve
>

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Steve Hart
Systems Administrator
Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research
University of Colorado Boulder
shart at colorado.edu
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