[okfn-help] creating filesystem on a ec2 block device

Tue Jun 29 22:20:42 BST 2010

On 29 June 2010 11:01, James Casbon <casbon at gmail.com> wrote:
> Rufus,
>
> after you have created a block device, you need to create the filesystem.  I
> would use ext3, and set the reserved blocks to zero:
>
>    mke2fs -m0 -j /dev/sdp

Thanks. I note running this I get:

  /dev/sdp is entire device, not just one partition!
  Proceed anyway? (y,n)

I chose y and it worked. Unfortunately however this messes up putting
this in fabric as fabric swallows the command prompt for y/n ...

Rufus

PS: new backup organization and automated setup via fabric (fab
backup_setup) in this revision:

<http://knowledgeforge.net/okfn/sysadmin/rev/aece012eae4c>