[root@iXXXXXXX ~]# fdisk /dev/vdb Device contains neither a valid DOS partition table, nor Sun, SGI or OSF disklabel Building a new DOS disklabel with disk identifier 0x5f46a8a2. Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them. After that, of course, the previous content won't be recoverable. Warning: invalid flag 0x0000 of partition table 4 will be corrected by w(rite) WARNING: DOS-compatible mode is deprecated. It's strongly recommended to switch off the mode (command'c') and change display units to sectors (command'u'). Command (m forhelp): n Command action e extended p primary partition (1-4) p Partition number (1-4): 1 First cylinder (1-41610, default 1): 1 Last cylinder, +cylinders or +size{K,M,G} (1-41610, default 41610): Using default value 41610 Command (m forhelp): wq The partition table has been altered! Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table. Syncing disks.
[root@iXXXXXXX ~]# mkfs.ext3 /dev/vdb1 mke2fs 1.41.12 (17-May-2010) Filesystem label= OS type: Linux Block size=4096 (log=2) Fragment size=4096 (log=2) Stride=0 blocks, Stripe width=0 blocks 1310720 inodes, 5242852 blocks 262142 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user First data block=0 Maximum filesystem blocks=4294967296 160 block groups 32768 blocks per group, 32768 fragments per group 8192 inodes per group Superblock backups stored on blocks: 32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632, 2654208, 4096000 Writing inode tables: done Creating journal (32768 blocks): done Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done This filesystem will be automatically checked every 37 mounts or 180 days, whichever comes first. Use tune2fs -c or -i to override.