it is not possible to create a partition on /dev/sdb1

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#1

Hello all,

I’m running suse Linux 11 as a vm on esxi 6. I have attached a supported drive to the virtual host via usb. It’s a Passport drive. suse sees it and I can format and mount it, but I can’t create a partition on it. I want to add volumes and filesystems on it so I can use it.

#2

On Fri, 17 Apr 2015 23:36:02 +0000, hssoftconsulting wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I’m running suse Linux 11 as a vm on esxi 6. I have attached a
> supported drive to the virtual host via usb. It’s a Passport drive.
> suse sees it and I can format and mount it, but I can’t create a
> partition on it. I want to add volumes and filesystems on it so I can
> use it.

“SUSE Linux 11” indicates that this is SLES, not openSUSE. You probably
want http://forums.suse.com rather than the openSUSE forums.

That said - you can’t create a partition on /dev/sdb1, because /dev/sdb1
is not a physical device - it’s a partition.

/dev/sdb would be the physical device.

Jim

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Jim Henderson
openSUSE Forums Administrator
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#3

On Sat, 18 Apr 2015 00:36:53 +0000, Jim Henderson wrote:

> On Fri, 17 Apr 2015 23:36:02 +0000, hssoftconsulting wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I’m running suse Linux 11 as a vm on esxi 6. I have attached a
>> supported drive to the virtual host via usb. It’s a Passport drive.
>> suse sees it and I can format and mount it, but I can’t create a
>> partition on it. I want to add volumes and filesystems on it so I can
>> use it.
>
> “SUSE Linux 11” indicates that this is SLES, not openSUSE. You probably
> want http://forums.suse.com rather than the openSUSE forums.
>
> That said - you can’t create a partition on /dev/sdb1, because /dev/sdb1
> is not a physical device - it’s a partition.
>
> /dev/sdb would be the physical device.

I should mention that it is absolutely, positively CRITICAL that you make
sure before changing partitions on /dev/sdb that it is in fact the device
you think it is. If you change partitions on the device and it’s the
wrong device, you will probably lose data.

Jim

Jim Henderson
openSUSE Forums Administrator
Forum Use Terms & Conditions at http://tinyurl.com/openSUSE-T-C