Topic: 3TB Harddisk format without guid or GPT

[David Yip]

Dear All:

I find a method that use LVM to format & use the 3TB harddisk with SME8 is OK(for addition storage only and cannot for installer). But please give me some comment that is a good method or not.

I use a 3TB USB disk and performed the commands pvcreate, vgcreate, and lvcreate then mkfs to create an LVM.
(REF:http://serverfault.com/questions/588395/lvm-in-linux-with-fdisk)


pvcreate /dev/sdc (/dev/sdc is the additional harddisk or USB harddisk.)
vgcreate vgpool /dev/sdc
lvcreate -L 2700G -n lvstuff vgpool
mkfs -t ext3 /dev/vgpool/lvstuff
mkdir /mnt/stuff
mount  -t ext3 /dev/vgpool/lvstuff /mnt/stuff
(REF:http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/40702/how-to-manage-and-use-lvm-logical-volume-management-in-ubuntu/)

I can use the USB harddisk but I want to know is it possible to use it for workstation backup. I try all the option in server-manager but cannot access this LVM formatted USB harddisk.

Please advice , Thanks!

David Yip
LJ Computer Systems (Hong Kong)

[wellsi]

If you are willing to test, it should be easy to enable workstation backup to a mounted drive. I had this working earlier on SME 7.

[David Yip]

Dear Wellsi,

Thanks for your reply. Yes, I want to test it because I find the 3TB harddisk make a lot of people headache(including me). Please provide the method for workstation backup with a mounted drive. Thanks in advance.

David Yip

[wellsi]

OK - I should have it ready by the weekend.
I'll post when it is ready for testing, and instructions.

[wellsi]

The SME 9 version is implemented by http://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8144

It was a bigger change than expected so needs some testing before porting to SME 8

[David Yip]

Dear Wellsi:

Do you have any update?

Thanks in advance!
David Yip

[wellsi]

There have been no recent errors raised for this on SME 9 so I'll port it now to SME 8.1

[wellsi]

There have been no recent errors raised for this on SME 9 so I'll port it now to SME 8.1

Porting will be done in Bug 8393

http://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8393

[David Yip]

Dear Wellsi:

When will be available on SME8.1?

Thanks in advance!

David Yip