How do I create a GPT partition that utilizes all of the space on disk larger than 2TB?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Hard drives larger than 2TB must be partitioned with parted using a GPT disk label.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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