How to format and use XFS, including LVM

To install xfs on the server

yum -y install xfs* kmod-xfs*

That will install the following packages:

• xfsprogs-devel-2.9.4-1.el5.centos
• xfsprogs-2.9.4-1.el5.centos
• xfsdump-2.2.46-1.el5.centos
• kmod-xfs-xen-0.4-2
• kmod-xfs-0.4-2

Create your GPT partition:

parted -s /dev/sdb -- mklabel gpt mkpart primary 0 -1s

mkfs.xfs -f /dev/sdb1

Add a line to /etc/fstab:

echo -e "/dev/sdb1\t\t/local\t\t\txfs\tdefaults\t1 2" >> /etc/fstab

and mount it

mkdir /local
mount -a

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In case of LVM:

mkfs.xfs -f /dev/VolGroup00/local

/etc/fstab:

/dev/VolGroup00/local   /local                  xfs     defaults,nobarrier        1 2