# check drives and partitions
fdisk -l
# make a 23.9 TB partition using parted:
parted /dev/sdb
mklabel gpt
yes
# either this:
mkpart primary 1 100%
align-check optimal 1
# or this:
unit TB
print
mkpart primary 0.00TB 23.90TB
print
quit
# check drives and partitions
fdisk -l
# format it
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdb1