fdisk can not be used on disk greater than 1TB. See the following documentation:
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-2723/disksxadd-54639?l=en&a=view This may have changed with some recent changes to Nevada. alex. On 09/19/08 16:38, ram vegesna wrote: > Hi Alexandre, > > Thanks a lot,It worked fine, I am able to do newfs and mount. > But fdisk still says > > format> fdisk > This disk must use an EFI label. > > Please, let me know if you have some thing for this. > > Thanks for help, > Ram > > > > --- On *Sat, 9/20/08, 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: Saturday, September 20, 2008, 4:22 AM > > 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
