setup_harddisks

[Rudy Gevaert]

Michael Tautschnig wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm having some trouble adjusting setup_harddisks to do what I want.
>>
>> I want to partition a hard disk with 56 tracks and 256 heads and that each 
>> partition starts on a cylinder that is a multiple of 8.
>>
> What is it that forces you to do this?

Well our storage (netapp) says in its documentation that that is the 
'best' way.

>> I have found that I can the sfdisk variable in my class.var to get the 
>> track and head info correct.
>>
>> But to let each partition start on a cylinder that is multiple is giving  
>> some hard time.
>>
>> %MPSize() and %MPStart = () see to be the two hashes that I need to fix.  
>> However, they are used so many times for further calculations that it is 
>> difficult to see which part has an effect on what other part.
>>
>> Anybody in the house that give some advice?
>>
> 
> I have not looked into the setup_harddisks code as detailed as this, I'd rather
> ask you to give setup-storage a try :-) It shouldn't be too much hassle to
> enforce this in the new code, at least I know it quite well :-)

In the mean time I have found the two places in the code to fix it :). 
I haven't tried setup-storage yet.  Unfortunate I haven't followed the 
FAI list lately so I don't know how 'stable' it is.  Can you tell me?

With kind regards,

Rudy


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