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Chapter 5 – Partitioning the array
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4. Enter the command to format the disk
(array): fdisk /directory/device name (e.g.
fdisk /dev/hde).
5. When the disk is formatted, you should
partition the disk. Call up the help screen as
shown to identify the correct command to
add a partition.
6. Enter the command to add a partition (in
the example given, the command is “n.”)
7. Enter the command to create a primary
partition then enter the number of primary
partitions you wish to create.
8. Enter the command to create a Linux
second extended file system on the array.
In the example, the command is mke2fs
/directory/device (mke2fs /dev/hde).
9. Assign the array a location: Enter mount
/directory/device /location (mount
/dev/hde /tmp).