[root@localhost ~]# mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdc
mke2fs 1.39 (29-May-2006)
/dev/sdc is entire device, not just one partition!
Proceed anyway? (y,n) y
mkfs.ext3: Filesystem too large. No more than 2**31-1 blocks
(8TB using a blocksize of 4k) are currently supported.
[root@localhost ~]#
[root@localhost ~]# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 7649 61440561 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 7650 9729 16707600 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Note: sector size is 4096 (not 512)
Disk /dev/sdb: 3999.9 GB, 3999999721472 bytes
64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 476837 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 2048 * 4096 = 8388608 bytes
Disk /dev/sdb doesn't contain a valid partition table
Disk /dev/sdc: 9999.9 GB, 9999999303680 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1215763 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk /dev/sdc doesn't contain a valid partition table
[root@localhost ~]#
파티션으로 꼭 하시겠다면 parted 를 이용해서 gpt 로 시도 해보십시요.
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그래서 저는 Solaris + ZFS로 전향했습니다만.
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혹시 리눅스에서 14TB이상 핸들링(?) 해보신분 계시면 리플 부탁드립니다. ^^
( 블럭사이즈는 4096 이상으로 잡아야 한답니다.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ext3 )
2. e2fsprogs 의 버전이 낮은거 같네요.
gentoo-x64 ~ # mkfs.ext3 -V
mke2fs 1.41.9 (22-Aug-2009)
Using EXT2FS Library version 1.41.9
mkfs.ext3 -m0 -F /dev/sdc1
또는
pvcreate /dev/sdd
vgcreate BiggerGroup /dev/sdd
lvcreate -L 16000G -n biggervol BiggerGroup
mkfs.ext3 -F -b 4096 /dev/BiggerGroup/biggervol
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-9855