HP Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Software - Manual (Page 265)

3. Creating an HDLM Environment
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The following example shows how to execute the
fdisk
command to change the
disk partition type to
83
:
# fdisk /dev/sddlmaa
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/sddlmaa: 5368 MB, 5368709120 bytes
166 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1018 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 10292 * 512 = 5269504 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sddlmaa1 1 1018 5238597 fd Linux raid
autodetect
Command (m for help): t
Selected partition 1
Hex code (type L to list codes): 83
Changed system type of partition 1 to 83 (Linux)
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/sddlmaa: 5368 MB, 5368709120 bytes
166 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1018 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 10292 * 512 = 5269504 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sddlmaa1 1 1018 5238597 83 Linux
Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered!
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.
Also perform the above operation for
/dev/sddlmab
.
16. Execute the following command to activate the md device:
# mdadm -As /dev/md0
mdadm: /dev/md0 has been started with 2 drives.
17. Make sure that the md device has been activated.
In the following example, RAID1 (mirroring) is used for the md device:
# cat /proc/mdstat
Personalities : [raid1]
md0 : active raid1 sddlmaa1[0] sddlmab1[1]