NEC Express5800 Series Installation Manual page 61

Chapter 1 Installing Operating System
2. Run fdisk command to check free space in hard disk drive containing an OS. Then create a partition
/dev/sda6. Then create a partition /dev/sdi6 of the same size in the same manner.
# fdisk /dev/sda
Command (m for help): p ----------------------------------------------------- (*1)
Disk /dev/sda: 146.5 GB, 146500042752 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 17810 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000a3934
Device Boot
/dev/sda1
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda2
/dev/sda3
/dev/sda4
/dev/sda5
Command (m for help): n ----------------------------------------------------- (*2)
First cylinder (6332-17811, default 6332):
Using default value 6332
Last cylinder, +cylinders or +size{K,M,G} (6332-17811, default 17811): +1024M
Command (m for help): t ----------------------------------------------------- (*3)
Partition number (1-6): 6 --------------------------------------------------- (*4)
Hex code (type L to list codes): fd ----------------------------------------- (*5)
Changed system type of partition 6 to fd (Linux raid autodetect)
Command (m for help): w ----------------------------------------------------- (*6)
The partition table has been altered!
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
WARNING: Re-reading the partition table failed with error 16: Device or resource
busy.
The kernel still uses the old table. The new table will be used at
the next reboot or after you run partprobe(8) or kpartx(8)
Syncing disks.
*1 Check the free space with command "p".
*2 Create a partition with command "n".
*3 Change Id with command "t".
*4 Specify the partition number "6".
*5 Be sure to specify "fd".
*6 Save changes with command "w".
3. Run the following command to reboot the system.
# reboot
Start
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3199
4243
4243
Express5800/R320c-E4, R320c-M4 Installation Guide (Linux)
2. Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server
End Blocks Id
66 524288 fd
3199 25165824 fd
4243 8388608 fd
17811 108986368 5
6332 16777216 fd
System
Linux raid autodetect
Linux raid autodetect
Linux raid autodetect
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Linux raid autodetect
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