Environment
Platespin Transformation Manager 1.x
Situation
A new disk must be partitioned to be used for the /vastore on Platespin Transformation Manager.
Resolution
Connect to the appliance via PuTTY and launch Yast via command âyastâ:
Use the [Tab], arrows and [Enter] keys to go to âSystemâ -> âPartitionerâ:
Click âYesâ:
Go to âHard Disksâ, then select the new disk. It should be â/dev/sdcâ and you may locate it via its size (here, 20 GB):
Select âExpertâŚâ:
Then, âCreate New Partition Tableâ:
Use the arrow keys and the [space] bar to select âGPTâ:
Select âYesâ:
Now, select âAdd..â and create a new partition on â/dev/sdcâ, selecting âMaximum Sizeâ:
Select âDo not format partitionâ and âDo not mount partitionâ, then click âFinishâ:
The new partition should now be listed. Click âNextâ, then âFinishâ:
Exit Yast to get back to the command prompt. If you run the command âfdisk -lâ, you should now see the partition you created on the new disk added to the appliance (here, âsdc1â):
Use the [Tab], arrows and [Enter] keys to go to âSystemâ -> âPartitionerâ:
Click âYesâ:
Go to âHard Disksâ, then select the new disk. It should be â/dev/sdcâ and you may locate it via its size (here, 20 GB):
Select âExpertâŚâ:
Then, âCreate New Partition Tableâ:
Use the arrow keys and the [space] bar to select âGPTâ:
Select âYesâ:
Now, select âAdd..â and create a new partition on â/dev/sdcâ, selecting âMaximum Sizeâ:
Select âDo not format partitionâ and âDo not mount partitionâ, then click âFinishâ:
The new partition should now be listed. Click âNextâ, then âFinishâ:
Exit Yast to get back to the command prompt. If you run the command âfdisk -lâ, you should now see the partition you created on the new disk added to the appliance (here, âsdc1â):