HP XP P9500 Storage - Manual (Page 224)

During this procedure, /dev/md0 is created on /dev/sddlmaa1 and /dev/
sddlmab1. Use the following procedure to configure the environment shown in
Figure 3-25 Device Configuration When Creating an md Device on an HDLM
Device on page 3-156 .
Figure 3-25 Device Configuration When Creating an md Device on an
HDLM Device
To create an md device:
1
.
Create a disk partition.
Specify the disk partition type 83 when you create a disk partition.
The following example shows how to execute the fdisk command to
create a disk partition:
# fdisk /dev/sddlmaa
Command (m for help): n
Command action
e extended
p primary partition (1-4)
p
Partition number (1-4): 1
First cylinder (1-1018, default 1):
Using default value 1
Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (1-1018, default
1018):
Using default value 1018
Command (m for help): t
Selected partition 1
Hex code (type L to list codes): 83
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
3-156
Creating an HDLM Environment
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