Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:14:00 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Rick Miller <vmiller@hostileadmin.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: filesystem size does not equal free space Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1211210810350.4776@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <CAHzLAVF8tdz_Bk874AGnxL-R7VFU_5qA5Uv9D6_uqvQznCSZoQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAHzLAVF8tdz_Bk874AGnxL-R7VFU_5qA5Uv9D6_uqvQznCSZoQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, 21 Nov 2012, Rick Miller wrote: > I install FreeBSD 8.3-R on a DL360 G8 with two disk volumes, the 2nd > of which is 3TB. The fdisk partition editor shows the disk geometry > as 812160 cyl/255 heads/32 sectors = 6627225600 sectors (3235950MB). > sysinstall creates a slice on the 3TB volume that uses the entire > disk. However, when the filesystem is labelled and mounted, it is > slightly over 1TB in size. Am I correct in assuming that it's only > 1TB because the disk geometry is greater than what is supported by > sysinstall and/or bsdlabel? It's an MBR limitation, I think. Use GPT, which will also make alignment to 4K blocks easier.
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