Partitioning task fails with 'ErrorMessage: GeneralException occurred 'GDisk failed to create partition 1 on disk 1', return code 0, location 'Tcube_ClientPartitionDisk.cpp:689'

Products

• Client Management Suite

Issue/Introduction

When using the partition task in DS the task fails with: GDisk failed to create partition 1 on disk 1', return code 0, location 'Tcube_ClientPartitionDisk.cpp:689' 

Environment

Deployment Solution 8.7.2 and earlier

Cause

GDisk from 8.7.2 (and older) has issues with status reporting, PectAgent from 8.7.1 (and older) has issues with GDisk status checking.

PectAgent from 8.7.2+ properly checks for statuses from GDisk.

Resolution

This issue has been addressed and fixed in 8.7.3

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Workaround: Use a script task with Diskpart to format the drive with something like the following:

rem == CreatePartitions-UEFI.txt ==
rem == These commands are used with DiskPart to
rem create four partitions
rem for a UEFI/GPT-based PC.
rem Adjust the partition sizes to fill the drive
rem as necessary. ==
echo select disk 0 >> x:\diskpart.txt
echo clean >> x:\diskpart.txt
echo convert gpt >> x:\diskpart.txt
rem == 1. System partition =========================
echo create partition efi size=100 >> x:\diskpart.txt
rem ** NOTE: For Advanced Format 4Kn drives,
rem change this value to size = 260 **
echo format quick fs=fat32 label="System" >> x:\diskpart.txt
echo assign letter="S" >> x:\diskpart.txt
rem == 2. Microsoft Reserved (MSR) partition =======
echo create partition msr size=16 >> x:\diskpart.txt
rem == 3. Windows partition ========================
rem == a. Create the Windows partition ==========
echo create partition primary >> x:\diskpart.txt
rem == b. Create space for the recovery tools ===
rem ** Update this size to match the size of
rem the recovery tools (winre.wim)
rem plus some free space.
echo shrink minimum=650 >> x:\diskpart.txt
rem == c. Prepare the Windows partition =========
echo format quick fs=ntfs label="Windows" >> x:\diskpart.txt
echo assign letter="W" >> x:\diskpart.txt
rem === 4. Recovery tools partition ================
echo create partition primary >> x:\diskpart.txt
echo format quick fs=ntfs label="Recovery tools" >> x:\diskpart.txt
echo assign letter="R" >> x:\diskpart.txt
echo set id="de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac" >> x:\diskpart.txt
echo gpt attributes=0x8000000000000001 >> x:\diskpart.txt
echo list volume >> x:\diskpart.txt
echo exit >> x:\diskpart.txt

diskpart /s x:\diskpart.txt