Configuring Storage

This section describes how to format disks for cluster storage manually using disksetup.

The disksetup utility formats disks for use by the MapR cluster. disksetup removes all data from the specified disks. Make sure you specify the disks correctly, and back up any data that you want to save. If you are re-using a node that was used previously in another cluster, it is important to format the disks to remove all data from the old cluster. For more information about the utility, see disksetup.

NOTE: The disksetup script assumes that you have free, unmounted physical partitions or hard disks for use by MapR. To determine if a disk or partition is ready for use by MapR, see Setting Up Disks for MapR.

Manually Running disksetup

You can create a text file that lists the disks and partitions for use by MapR on a node. Each line should list either a single disk or all applicable partitions on a single disk. When listing multiple partitions on a line, separate each partition with a space. For example:
/dev/sdb
/dev/sdc1 /dev/sdc2 /dev/sdc4
/dev/sdd

In the following example, /tmp/disklist is a text file that lists the disks and partitions:

Example
/opt/mapr/server/disksetup /tmp/disklist