Acabei de testar em um vm com centos 6.7:
# parted /dev/sdb
GNU Parted 2.1
Using /dev/sdb
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) print
Error: /dev/sdb: unrecognised disk label
(parted) mklabel gpt
(parted) mkpart primary 1m 100%
(parted) quit
Information: You may need to update /etc/fstab.
[root@localhost ~]# parted /dev/sdb print
Model: VMware Virtual disk (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 1074MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 1049kB 1073MB 1072MB primary
[root@localhost ~]# parted /dev/sdb "unit s print"
Model: VMware Virtual disk (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 2097152s
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 2048s 2095103s 2093056s primary
então você está, partição gpt adequadamente alinhada.