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Configuring disk array devices

Disks in the disk array are configured using the same procedure for configuring any new disk on the

host. This includes the following procedures:

Creating the mount directories

Creating the mount table

Verifying file system operation

Creating scripts to configure all devices at once may save you considerable time.

Partitioning the devices

After the device parameters have been set, the next step is to set the partitions. To partition the devices:

Enter fdisk/dev/device_name.

Example

# fdisk/dev/sda

Select p to display the present partitions.

Select n to make a new partition. You can make up to four primary partitions or you can make

one extended partition. The extended partition can be divided into a maximum of 11 logical

partitions, which can be assigned partition numbers from 5 to 15.

Select w to write the partition information to disk and complete the fdisk command.

Other commands that you might want to use include:

d to remove partitions

q to stop a change

Repeat the above steps for each device.

Creating the file systems

The supported file system for Linux is ext2.

Enter mkfs –t ext2 /dev/device_name.

Example

# mkfs –t ext2 /dev/sdd

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