RHEL6.1 Anaconda does not install to partitions >2.2 TB from legacy BIOS

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • "Error Partitioning - Could not allocate requested partitions: requested size exceeds maximum allowed" error received when attempting to create more than three standard partitions. 2270588 MB free, however the size of the partition trying to be created doesn't make any difference, always returns an error. Choosing "Fill all space up to (MB):" or "Fill to maximum allowable size" also return the same error.
  • RHEL6.1 Anaconda does not install to partitions >2.2 TB from legacy BIOS

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 U1
  • anaconda

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