Virtual TapeServer 8.3 Configuration Guide

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f. Write the settings to a file by entering the following command:
w
This exits the fdisk utility and displays the # prompt.
g. Check the settings by entering the following command:
fdisk /dev/sdc
h. Print the settings by entering the following command:
p
i. To exit the fdisk utility, enter the following:
q
j. Repeat these steps for each of the partitions.
5. If the disk partition is greater than 2TB in size, complete these steps to configure the disk
partition:
a. Start the partition editor, which is an interactive program similar to fdisk:
parted /dev/sdc
b. Create a GPT disk label, which is a GUID partition table:
mklabel gpt
c. Create a primary partition at the beginning of the disk (3TB in this example):
mkpart primary 0 3000G
Or, you can create multiple partitions that consume all available disk space:
mkpart primary 0 50%
mkpart primary 51% 100%
d. Quit parted.
quit