Using local storage in OVM 3.3.1 as ext4 partition

I just installed OVM 3.3.1 on a new server and discovered that there is no longer a way to edit the partition layout, and that unused disk space is set up for use as a repository.
In previous releases, we used this space as another ext filesystem to stage isos and template files to be imported into shared repositories. We have no need for an internal repository.
How do we remove the device /dev/mapper/OVM_SYS_REPO_PART_36b083fe0ec02a2001c8bb3421152e7a1 so we can format /dev/sda4 as a ext filesystem and mount it up?
fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 999.7 GB, 999653638144 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121534 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: 0x144057b9
   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id System
/dev/sda1   *           1          64      512000   83 Linux
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda2              64        6591    52428800   83 Linux
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda3            6591        7114     4194304   82 Linux swap / Solaris
Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda4            7114      121534   919085727   83 Linux
Disk /dev/mapper/OVM_SYS_REPO_PART_36b083fe0ec02a2001c8bb3421152e7a1: 941.1 GB, 941143784448 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 114420 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: 0x00000000
ls -l mapper
total 0
crw-rw---- 1 root root 10, 236 Mar 16 11:23 control
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root       7 Mar 16 11:24 OVM_SYS_REPO_PART_36b083fe0ec02a2001c8bb3421152e7a1 -> ../dm-0
Thanks,
Bob

Hi,
if you want to import an ISO image, why you mount it?
after you complete your installation.
1- discover server. (if your installation is finished good, then you found your server in Onglet Servers and VMs / unassigned servers)
2- Go to Perspective / Physical Disk to verify that detect the second partition
3- if it's good, then crearte a pool with no Clustered Server Pool.
4- create a repository on your physical disk.
5- Go to ISOs in your repository and click import iso image.
Now, verify that your apache/httpd server it is working or not.
1- after you install apache/httpd
2- you shoud verify if it is running or not (pgrep httpd) if not start it (e.g. service httpd start )
3- copy the ISO file under /var/www/html
4- open your browser and verify.
and at this point i think it is good.
then copy the url to import the iso file with Oracle VM Manager
the URL Look's like http://IP-Address/image-iso.iso
you should verify that the IP-Address is reached from the Oracle VM Server.
and that's it
I tested it: and in my case:
i have copied the windows iso image:
cp ../windowsXP.iso /var/www/html/
and now my URL is like * http://IP-Address/windowsXP.iso*
I hope this can help you
Best Regards

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