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XFS Installation Notes\n \n

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Installed on a RHEL/CentOS 5.5, x86_64 system.

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[root@example ~]# yum list available *xfs*\nLoaded plugins: fastestmirror\nLoading mirror speeds from cached hostfile\n * addons: hpc.arc.georgetown.edu\n * base: yum.singlehop.com\n * epel: mirror.unl.edu\n * extras: mirror.fdcservers.net\n * updates: centos.mirrors.tds.net\nAvailable Packages\nkmod-xfs.x86_64                   0.4-2                   extras\nkmod-xfs-xen.x86_64               0.4-2                   extras\nxfsdump.x86_64                    2.2.46-1.el5.centos     extras\nxfsprogs.x86_64                   2.9.4-1.el5.centos      extras\nxfsprogs-devel.x86_64             2.9.4-1.el5.centos      extras\nxorg-x11-xfs-utils.x86_64         1:1.0.2-4               base\n
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Install via:

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yum install kmod-xfs xfsdump xfsprogs xfsprogs-devel xorg-x11-xfs-utils\n
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Then use parted to create a GPT partition.

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parted /dev/sdb\n(parted) mklabel gpt\n(parted) mkpart\n
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Then use:

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mkfs.xfs /dev/sdb1\n
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Sources

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\n \n \n \n \n \n\n", "id": "03d5de4f-2e12-5c07-9941-ef9781755a7a", "modified": "2026-05-28T13:06:25Z", "revisions": [ { "authorEmail": "mail@nikhil.io", "authorName": "Nikhil Anand", "date": "2026-05-28T13:06:25Z", "id": "1dc1438c984d9364648af87665e99339c3e62143", "shortId": "1dc1438c", "subject": "Formatting fixes -- Claude\n", "content": "Installed on a RHEL/CentOS 5.5, x86\\_64 system.\n\n [root@example ~]# yum list available *xfs*\n Loaded plugins: fastestmirror\n Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile\n  * addons: hpc.arc.georgetown.edu\n  * base: yum.singlehop.com\n  * epel: mirror.unl.edu\n  * extras: mirror.fdcservers.net\n  * updates: centos.mirrors.tds.net\n Available Packages\n kmod-xfs.x86_64                   0.4-2                   extras\n kmod-xfs-xen.x86_64               0.4-2                   extras\n xfsdump.x86_64                    2.2.46-1.el5.centos     extras\n xfsprogs.x86_64                   2.9.4-1.el5.centos      extras\n xfsprogs-devel.x86_64             2.9.4-1.el5.centos      extras\n xorg-x11-xfs-utils.x86_64         1:1.0.2-4               base\n\nInstall via:\n\n yum install kmod-xfs xfsdump xfsprogs xfsprogs-devel xorg-x11-xfs-utils\n\nThen use `parted` to create a GPT partition.\n\n parted /dev/sdb\n (parted) mklabel gpt\n (parted) mkpart\n\nThen use:\n\n mkfs.xfs /dev/sdb1\n\n## Sources\n\n- [Adding an XFS Volume in CentOS](http://blogwords.neologix.net/neils/?p=1)\n- [The Return of XFS on Linux](http://blog.2ndquadrant.com/en/2010/04/the-return-of-xfs-on-linux.html)\n- [CentOS Plus Repo and Installing XFS](http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories/CentOSPlus)\n" }, { "authorEmail": "mail@nikhil.io", "authorName": "Nikhil Anand", "date": "2026-01-13T18:47:28Z", "id": "2436477560f26e23d00a24add1cbfeafdca4af78", "shortId": "24364775", "subject": "No compression\n", "content": "Installed on a RHEL/CentOS 5.5, x86\\_64 system.\n\n [root@example ~]# yum list available *xfs* \n Loaded plugins: fastestmirror \n Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile \n  * addons: hpc.arc.georgetown.edu \n  * base: yum.singlehop.com \n  * epel: mirror.unl.edu \n  * extras: mirror.fdcservers.net \n  * updates: centos.mirrors.tds.net \n Available Packages                                          \n kmod-xfs.x86_64                   0.4-2                   extras \n kmod-xfs-xen.x86_64               0.4-2                   extras \n xfsdump.x86_64                    2.2.46-1.el5.centos     extras \n xfsprogs.x86_64                   2.9.4-1.el5.centos      extras \n xfsprogs-devel.x86_64             2.9.4-1.el5.centos      extras \n xorg-x11-xfs-utils.x86_64         1:1.0.2-4               base\n\nInstall via:\n\n yum install kmod-xfs xfsdump xfsprogs xfsprogs-devel xorg-x11-xfs-utils\n\nThen use `parted` to create a GPT partition.\n\n parted /dev/sdb \n (parted) mklabel gpt \n (parted) mkpart\n\nThen use:\n\n mkfs.xfs /dev/sdb1\n\nSources\n-------\n\n- [Adding an XFS Volume in CentOS](http://blogwords.neologix.net/neils/?p=1)\n- [The Return of XFS on Linux](http://blog.2ndquadrant.com/en/2010/04/the-return-of-xfs-on-linux.html)\n- [CentOS Plus Repo and Installing XFS](http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories/CentOSPlus)\n\n\n\n\n" }, { "authorEmail": "mail@nikhil.io", "authorName": "Nikhil Anand", "date": "2025-06-06T14:38:23Z", "id": "c94a7e7ca1fce8cd9c634d81b8b5711166546c9c", "shortId": "c94a7e7c", "subject": "Merge branch 'master' of github.com:afreeorange/wiki.nikhil.io.articles\n", "content": "Installed on a RHEL/CentOS 5.5, x86\\_64 system.\n\n [root@example ~]# yum list available *xfs* \n Loaded plugins: fastestmirror \n Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile \n  * addons: hpc.arc.georgetown.edu \n  * base: yum.singlehop.com \n  * epel: mirror.unl.edu \n  * extras: mirror.fdcservers.net \n  * updates: centos.mirrors.tds.net \n Available Packages                                          \n kmod-xfs.x86_64                   0.4-2                   extras \n kmod-xfs-xen.x86_64               0.4-2                   extras \n xfsdump.x86_64                    2.2.46-1.el5.centos     extras \n xfsprogs.x86_64                   2.9.4-1.el5.centos      extras \n xfsprogs-devel.x86_64             2.9.4-1.el5.centos      extras \n xorg-x11-xfs-utils.x86_64         1:1.0.2-4               base\n\nInstall via:\n\n yum install kmod-xfs xfsdump xfsprogs xfsprogs-devel xorg-x11-xfs-utils\n\nThen use `parted` to create a GPT partition.\n\n parted /dev/sdb \n (parted) mklabel gpt \n (parted) mkpart\n\nThen use:\n\n mkfs.xfs /dev/sdb1\n\nSources\n-------\n\n- [Adding an XFS Volume in CentOS](http://blogwords.neologix.net/neils/?p=1)\n- [The Return of XFS on Linux](http://blog.2ndquadrant.com/en/2010/04/the-return-of-xfs-on-linux.html)\n- [CentOS Plus Repo and Installing XFS](http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories/CentOSPlus)\n\n\n\n\n" }, { "authorEmail": "mail@nikhil.io", "authorName": "Nikhil Anand", "date": "2021-06-04T03:04:37Z", "id": "fa9f7632d7901e6f9bb62b88594735ccc3588d28", "shortId": "fa9f7632", "subject": "Update Dovecot.md\n", "content": "Installed on a RHEL/CentOS 5.5, x86\\_64 system.\n\n [root@example ~]# yum list available *xfs* \n Loaded plugins: fastestmirror \n Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile \n  * addons: hpc.arc.georgetown.edu \n  * base: yum.singlehop.com \n  * epel: mirror.unl.edu \n  * extras: mirror.fdcservers.net \n  * updates: centos.mirrors.tds.net \n Available Packages                                          \n kmod-xfs.x86_64                   0.4-2                   extras \n kmod-xfs-xen.x86_64               0.4-2                   extras \n xfsdump.x86_64                    2.2.46-1.el5.centos     extras \n xfsprogs.x86_64                   2.9.4-1.el5.centos      extras \n xfsprogs-devel.x86_64             2.9.4-1.el5.centos      extras \n xorg-x11-xfs-utils.x86_64         1:1.0.2-4               base\n\nInstall via:\n\n yum install kmod-xfs xfsdump xfsprogs xfsprogs-devel xorg-x11-xfs-utils\n\nThen use `parted` to create a GPT partition.\n\n parted /dev/sdb \n (parted) mklabel gpt \n (parted) mkpart\n\nThen use:\n\n mkfs.xfs /dev/sdb1\n\nSources\n-------\n\n- [Adding an XFS Volume in CentOS](http://blogwords.neologix.net/neils/?p=1)\n- [The Return of XFS on Linux](http://blog.2ndquadrant.com/en/2010/04/the-return-of-xfs-on-linux.html)\n- [CentOS Plus Repo and Installing XFS](http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories/CentOSPlus)\n\n\n\n\n" }, { "authorEmail": "mail@nikhil.io", "authorName": "Nikhil Anand", "date": "2015-12-27T07:27:56Z", "id": "1aa29105a45aa67523ffb61e73bcc415f935a47e", "shortId": "1aa29105", "subject": "Fix Markdown conversion\n\nSaw half a season of The Office\n", "content": "Installed on a RHEL/CentOS 5.5, x86\\_64 system.\n\n [root@example ~]# yum list available *xfs* \n Loaded plugins: fastestmirror \n Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile \n  * addons: hpc.arc.georgetown.edu \n  * base: yum.singlehop.com \n  * epel: mirror.unl.edu \n  * extras: mirror.fdcservers.net \n  * updates: centos.mirrors.tds.net \n Available Packages                                          \n kmod-xfs.x86_64                   0.4-2                   extras \n kmod-xfs-xen.x86_64               0.4-2                   extras \n xfsdump.x86_64                    2.2.46-1.el5.centos     extras \n xfsprogs.x86_64                   2.9.4-1.el5.centos      extras \n xfsprogs-devel.x86_64             2.9.4-1.el5.centos      extras \n xorg-x11-xfs-utils.x86_64         1:1.0.2-4               base\n\nInstall via:\n\n yum install kmod-xfs xfsdump xfsprogs xfsprogs-devel xorg-x11-xfs-utils\n\nThen use `parted` to create a GPT partition.\n\n parted /dev/sdb \n (parted) mklabel gpt \n (parted) mkpart\n\nThen use:\n\n mkfs.xfs /dev/sdb1\n\nSources\n-------\n\n- [Adding an XFS Volume in CentOS](http://blogwords.neologix.net/neils/?p=1)\n- [The Return of XFS on Linux](http://blog.2ndquadrant.com/en/2010/04/the-return-of-xfs-on-linux.html)\n- [CentOS Plus Repo and Installing XFS](http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories/CentOSPlus)\n\n\n\n\n" }, { "authorEmail": "mail@nikhil.io", "authorName": "Nikhil Anand", "date": "2015-12-21T02:30:47Z", "id": "d658e80d1ecb97b196531c7b15a0f9af709c05de", "shortId": "d658e80d", "subject": "Incremental\n", "content": "Installed on a RHEL/CentOS 5.5, x86\\_64 system.\n\n` [root@example ~]# yum list available *xfs*` \n` Loaded plugins: fastestmirror` \n` Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile` \n`  * addons: hpc.arc.georgetown.edu` \n`  * base: yum.singlehop.com` \n`  * epel: mirror.unl.edu` \n`  * extras: mirror.fdcservers.net` \n`  * updates: centos.mirrors.tds.net` \n` Available Packages                                         ` \n` kmod-xfs.x86_64                   0.4-2                   extras` \n` kmod-xfs-xen.x86_64               0.4-2                   extras` \n` xfsdump.x86_64                    2.2.46-1.el5.centos     extras` \n` xfsprogs.x86_64                   2.9.4-1.el5.centos      extras` \n` xfsprogs-devel.x86_64             2.9.4-1.el5.centos      extras` \n` xorg-x11-xfs-utils.x86_64         1:1.0.2-4               base`\n\nInstall via:\n\n` yum install kmod-xfs xfsdump xfsprogs xfsprogs-devel xorg-x11-xfs-utils`\n\nThen use `parted` to create a GPT partition.\n\n`parted /dev/sdb` \n`(parted) mklabel gpt` \n`(parted) mkpart`\n\nThen use:\n\n` mkfs.xfs /dev/sdb1`\n\nSources\n-------\n\n- [Adding an XFS Volume in\n CentOS](http://blogwords.neologix.net/neils/?p=1)\n- [The Return of XFS on\n Linux](http://blog.2ndquadrant.com/en/2010/04/the-return-of-xfs-on-linux.html)\n- [CentOS Plus Repo and Installing\n XFS](http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories/CentOSPlus)\n\n\n\n\n" }, { "authorEmail": "mail@nikhil.io", "authorName": "Nikhil Anand", "date": "2015-12-20T19:56:41Z", "id": "abf355f02104e5c49c7383133638ca8944f96e52", "shortId": "abf355f0", "subject": "XFS Installation Notes : First Draft\n", "content": "Installed on a RHEL/CentOS 5.5, x86\\_64 system.\n\n` [root@example ~]# yum list available *xfs*` \n` Loaded plugins: fastestmirror` \n` Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile` \n`  * addons: hpc.arc.georgetown.edu` \n`  * base: yum.singlehop.com` \n`  * epel: mirror.unl.edu` \n`  * extras: mirror.fdcservers.net` \n`  * updates: centos.mirrors.tds.net` \n` Available Packages                                         ` \n` kmod-xfs.x86_64                   0.4-2                   extras` \n` kmod-xfs-xen.x86_64               0.4-2                   extras` \n` xfsdump.x86_64                    2.2.46-1.el5.centos     extras` \n` xfsprogs.x86_64                   2.9.4-1.el5.centos      extras` \n` xfsprogs-devel.x86_64             2.9.4-1.el5.centos      extras` \n` xorg-x11-xfs-utils.x86_64         1:1.0.2-4               base`\n\nInstall via:\n\n` yum install kmod-xfs xfsdump xfsprogs xfsprogs-devel xorg-x11-xfs-utils`\n\nThen use `parted` to create a GPT partition.\n\n`parted /dev/sdb` \n`(parted) mklabel gpt` \n`(parted) mkpart`\n\nThen use:\n\n` mkfs.xfs /dev/sdb1`\n\nSources\n-------\n\n- [Adding an XFS Volume in\n CentOS](http://blogwords.neologix.net/neils/?p=1)\n- [The Return of XFS on\n Linux](http://blog.2ndquadrant.com/en/2010/04/the-return-of-xfs-on-linux.html)\n- [CentOS Plus Repo and Installing\n XFS](http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories/CentOSPlus)\n\n[Category:Nikhil's Notes](Category:Nikhil's_Notes \"wikilink\")\n[Category:Installation Logs](Category:Installation_Logs \"wikilink\")\n[Category:From a past sysadmin\nlife](Category:From_a_past_sysadmin_life \"wikilink\")\n" } ], "sizeInBytes": 1534, "source": "Installed on a RHEL/CentOS 5.5, x86\\_64 system.\n\n [root@example ~]# yum list available *xfs*\n Loaded plugins: fastestmirror\n Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile\n  * addons: hpc.arc.georgetown.edu\n  * base: yum.singlehop.com\n  * epel: mirror.unl.edu\n  * extras: mirror.fdcservers.net\n  * updates: centos.mirrors.tds.net\n Available Packages\n kmod-xfs.x86_64                   0.4-2                   extras\n kmod-xfs-xen.x86_64               0.4-2                   extras\n xfsdump.x86_64                    2.2.46-1.el5.centos     extras\n xfsprogs.x86_64                   2.9.4-1.el5.centos      extras\n xfsprogs-devel.x86_64             2.9.4-1.el5.centos      extras\n xorg-x11-xfs-utils.x86_64         1:1.0.2-4               base\n\nInstall via:\n\n yum install kmod-xfs xfsdump xfsprogs xfsprogs-devel xorg-x11-xfs-utils\n\nThen use `parted` to create a GPT partition.\n\n parted /dev/sdb\n (parted) mklabel gpt\n (parted) mkpart\n\nThen use:\n\n mkfs.xfs /dev/sdb1\n\n## Sources\n\n- [Adding an XFS Volume in CentOS](http://blogwords.neologix.net/neils/?p=1)\n- [The Return of XFS on Linux](http://blog.2ndquadrant.com/en/2010/04/the-return-of-xfs-on-linux.html)\n- [CentOS Plus Repo and Installing XFS](http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories/CentOSPlus)\n", "title": "XFS Installation Notes", "untracked": false, "uri": "/XFS_Installation_Notes", "relativePath": "XFS Installation Notes.md" }