+ def partition_table (device, part_type, fs_type):
+ # wipe the old partition table
+ utils.sysexec("dd if=/dev/zero of={} bs=512 count=1".format(device), log)
+ # get the device
+ dev = parted.Device(device)
+ disk = parted.freshDisk(dev, part_type)
+ # create one big partition on each block device
+ constraint = parted.constraint.Constraint (device=dev)
+ geometry = parted.geometry.Geometry (device=dev, start=0, end=1)
+ fs = parted.filesystem.FileSystem (type=fs_type, geometry=geometry)
+ new_part = parted.partition.Partition (disk, type=parted.PARTITION_NORMAL,
+ fs=fs, geometry=geometry)
+ # make it an lvm partition
+ new_part.setFlag(parted.PARTITION_LVM)
+ # actually add the partition to the disk
+ disk.addPartition(new_part, constraint)
+ disk.maximizePartition(new_part, constraint)
+ disk.commit()
+ log.write ("Current disk for {} - partition type {}\n{}\n".format(device, part_type, disk))
+ log.write ("Current dev for {}\n{}\n".format(device, dev))
+ del disk
+