Linux – Creating a Partition Size Larger Than 2TB using Parted Command

Find Out Current Disk Size:

fdisk -l /dev/sdb

• Disk /dev/sdb: 3000.6 GB, 3000592982016 bytes
• 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 364801 cylinders
• Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
• Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
• I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
• Disk identifier: 0x00000000
• Disk /dev/sdb doesn’t contain a valid partition table

Linux – Create 3TB partition size:

To create a partition start GNU parted as follows:

• # parted /dev/sdb

Output:

• GNU Parted 2.3
• Using /dev/sdb
• Welcome to GNU Parted! Type ‘help’ to view a list of commands.
  (parted)

Creates a new GPT disklabel i.e. partition table:

• (parted) mklabel gpt

Sample outputs:

• Warning: The existing disk label on /dev/sdb will be destroyed and all
• data on this disk will be lost. Do you want to continue?
• Yes/No? yes
  (parted)

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