Managing HP Serviceguard for Linux, Eighth Edition, March 2008

Building an HA Cluster Configuration

Preparing Your Systems

Chapter 5156

fdisk <Lock LUN Device File>

The following example of the fdisk dialog shows that the disk on the

device file /dev/sdc is set to Smart Array type partition, and appears as

follows:

fdisk /dev/sdc

Command (m for help):

Partition number (1-4): 1

HEX code (type L to list codes): 83

Command (m for help): 1

Command (m for help): p

Disk /dev/sdc: 64 heads, 32 sectors, 4067 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

/dev/sdc1 1 1 1008 83 Linux

Command (m for help): w

The partition table has been altered!

Table 5-1 Changing Linux Partition Types

Prompt Response Action Performed

1. Command (m for help):

n Create new partition

2. Partition number (1-4):

1 Partition affected

3. Hex code (L to list codes):

83 Set partition to type to Linux,

default

Command (m for help):

1 Define first partition

Command (m for help):

1 Set size to 1 cylinder

Command (m for help): p Display partition data

Command (m for help):

w Write data to the partition

table