Hi Alexandre, I tried the same thing with Solaris iSCSI initiator, I saw the same behaviour.
Please, Let me know if you can get any thing from this. Here is the output. ======================================= selecting c2t328d0 [disk formatted] FORMAT MENU: disk - select a disk type - select (define) a disk type partition - select (define) a partition table current - describe the current disk format - format and analyze the disk fdisk - run the fdisk program repair - repair a defective sector label - write label to the disk analyze - surface analysis defect - defect list management backup - search for backup labels verify - read and display labels inquiry - show vendor, product and revision scsi - independent SCSI mode selects cache - enable, disable or query SCSI disk cache volname - set 8-character volume name !<cmd> - execute <cmd>, then return quit format> label Ready to label disk, continue? y format> fdisk This disk must use an EFI label. format> partition PARTITION MENU: 0 - change `0' partition 1 - change `1' partition 2 - change `2' partition 3 - change `3' partition 4 - change `4' partition 5 - change `5' partition 6 - change `6' partition 7 - change `7' partition 8 - change '8' partition 9 - change `9' partition select - select a predefined table modify - modify a predefined partition table name - name the current table print - display the current table label - write partition map and label to the disk !<cmd> - execute <cmd>, then return quit partition> print Current partition table (original): Total disk sectors available: 4294950877 + 16384 (reserved sectors) Part Tag Flag First Sector Size Last Sector 0 root wm 34 128.00MB 262177 1 swap wu 262178 128.00MB 524321 2 unassigned wm 0 0 0 3 unassigned wm 0 0 0 4 unassigned wm 0 0 0 5 unassigned wm 0 0 0 6 usr wm 524322 2.00TB 4294950876 7 unassigned wm 0 0 0 8 reserved wu 4294950877 8.00MB 4294967260 partition> q FORMAT MENU: disk - select a disk type - select (define) a disk type partition - select (define) a partition table current - describe the current disk format - format and analyze the disk fdisk - run the fdisk program repair - repair a defective sector label - write label to the disk analyze - surface analysis defect - defect list management backup - search for backup labels verify - read and display labels inquiry - show vendor, product and revision scsi - independent SCSI mode selects cache - enable, disable or query SCSI disk cache volname - set 8-character volume name !<cmd> - execute <cmd>, then return quit format> fdisk This disk must use an EFI label. format> q bash-3.00# new newaliases newform newfs newgrp newkey news newsp newtask bash-3.00# newfs -Tv /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s6 /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s6: I/O error ================================= Thanks, Ram --- On Fri, 9/19/08, Alexandre Chartre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Alexandre Chartre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [driver-discuss] 2TB lun issues. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, September 19, 2008, 6:16 AM Check that your LUN or any slice is not in use by another program. alex. On 09/18/08 17:43, ram vegesna wrote: > > I tried to do that I got the following error. > > format> label > Unable to get current partition map. > Cannot label disk when partitions are in use as described. > > -Ram > --- On *Fri, 9/19/08, Alexandre Chartre /<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>/* > wrote: > > From: Alexandre Chartre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [driver-discuss] 2TB lun issues. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Friday, September 19, 2008, 6:03 AM > > You can use LUNs greater than 1TB but you have to put an EFI label on it. > > -> use format -e then "label" and chose "[1] > EFI > Label" > > alex. > > > On 09/18/08 17:34, ram vegesna wrote: > > So, I can use only luns less than 1TB right now. Is it true? > > > > Thanks for help, > > Ram > > > > --- On *Fri, 9/19/08, Alexandre Chartre > /<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>/* > > wrote: > > > > From: Alexandre Chartre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [driver-discuss] 2TB lun issues. > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: "solaris driver" <[email protected]> > > Date: Friday, September 19, 2008, 5:44 AM > > > > The limit is 1TB for VTOC/SMI disk label (this is limit is being > extended to > > 2TB). > > > > I think the limit is very high for EFI label (probably up to 2^64 * > 512 > > bytes) > > > > alex. > > > > On 09/18/08 17:03, ram vegesna wrote: > > > Hi Garrett > , > > > > > > So , what is the maximum > > supported lun size. > > > > > > Thanks for help, > > > Ram > > > > > > --- On *Fri, 9/19/08, Garrett D'Amore > > /<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>/* wrote: > > > > > > From: Garrett D'Amore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: Re: [driver-discuss] 2TB lun issues. > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Cc: "solaris driver" > <[email protected]> > > > Date: Friday, September 19, 2008, 5:17 AM > > > > > > I don't think we support LUNS > 2TB at this point. > However, > > there is a > > > project underway to address that, and it should be coming > soon. (I > > > think they're almost done with their work.) > > > > > > > -- Garrett > > > > > > > > > ram vegesna wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > The following are the observations I made when I > did log-in > > to a > > > > target of 2TB > > size: > > > > > > > > 1) Format command showed the following output. > > > > > > > > AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS: > > > > 0. c0t0d0 <DEFAULT cyl 1911 alt 2 hd > 255 sec > > 63> > > > > > > > > > /[EMAIL PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci8086,[EMAIL > PROTECTED]/pci1000,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0 > > > > 1. c1t0d0 <Adaptec-2TB-V1.0-2.00TB> > > > > > > /[EMAIL PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1004,[EMAIL > PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0 > > > > > > > > When I selected option 1 and did format , it > took > > almost 12 > > > > hours to complete. > > > > > > > > 2)When I issued fdisk command, he gave the > following > > output. > > > > format> fdisk > > > > This disk must use an EFI label. > > > > > > > > Please, let me know how to label > > the EFI label ? > > > > > > > > 3) When I did newfs > > > , It came out immediately saying I/O > > > > Error.(This used to work with other disks) > > > > > > > > newfs -T /dev/dsk/c1t0d0s2 > > > > > /dev/rdsk/c1t0d0s2: I/O error > > > > > > > > 4) I tried smc (Solaris Managment Console) , It did > not > > detect the > > > > disks. > > > > > > > > Do we have support in Solaris for Luns greater > than 2TB? > > > > > > > > Any suggestions and thoughts are greatly > appresiated. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Ram > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > driver-discuss mailing list > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/driver-discuss > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > driver-discuss mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/driver-discuss > > > > > >
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