Configuring NVME Cards on Exalytics X6-4 Fails with Error: “Error: starting sector number, 4687499264 exceeds the msdos-partition-table-imposed maximum of 4294967295”
(Doc ID 2243754.1)
Last updated on APRIL 02, 2024
Applies to:
Exalytics In-Memory Machine X6-4 - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]Information in this document applies to any platform.
Symptoms
Configuring an Exalytics x6-4 machine with Release 2.0.0.1.0 and Linux 6. Follow steps in the Installation Guide to create a partition and allocated 3200GB nvme storage. This is described as follows:
Prerequisite: To create partitions on the Flash cards, if there are no existing partitions:
- Enter the following command:
# parted /dev/nvme0n1 mklabel msdos
Warning: The existing disk label on /dev/nvme0n1 will be destroyed and all data on this disk will be lost. Do you want to continue?
Yes/No? Yes
Information: You may need to update /etc/fstabm. - Enter the following command:
# parted -a optimal /dev/nvme0n1 mkpart primary 0% 25% mkpart primary 25% 50% mkpart primary 50% 75% mkpart primary 75% 100%
Once the commands are executed, only 3 of the four partitions are created and the following error occurs:
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