When issuing the command "fdisk -l" I see device mapper entires as well as block device entries, is this normal?
Issue
fdisk -l reports both device mapper and block devices:
Disk /dev/sdc: 32.2 GB, 32212254720 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3916 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00012f54
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 1 2790 22403072 83 Linux
/dev/sdc2 2790 3810 8192000 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Disk /dev/mapper/mpathb: 32.2 GB, 32212254720 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3916 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00012f54
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/mapper/mpathbp1 1 2790 22403072 83 Linux
/dev/mapper/mpathbp2 2790 3810 8192000 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Environment
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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