Here your disk (c2t328d0) seems to have a valid EFI label, but obviously you have to use newfs on that disk, not on c0t0d0, i.e.:
# newfs /dev/rdsk/c2t328d0s6 alex. On 09/19/08 15:38, ram vegesna wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 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
