I am attempting to partition my Dell R710 for VM storage. Details:
- Newly installed XenServer 7.2. Accepted Defaults.
- 5x 2TB Drives, Raid 5. Single Virtual Disk. Total storage: 8TB
All I want to do is add two partitions, a 4TB for VM storage, then whatever is left for media storage (~ 3.9TB).
When I run parted to try and create the first partition (4TB), I am receiving an error “Unable to satisfy all constraints on the partition.” I have Googled and Googled, but am unable to find anything that seems to get me going in the right direction. Additionally, I get a strange message (see the bottom of the screenshot) suggesting I have an issue with my sectors perhaps (34…2047 available?).
Below is a screenshot that contains pertinent information as well as command output. Here’s hoping someone can help. Thanks in advance!
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Answer
You are attempting to write a partition to an already partitioned space. You will have to delete the lvm partition first.