check commands:
# attached, not mounted sudo parted -l | grep Error Error: /dev/sdb: unrecognised disk label Error: /dev/sdc: unrecognised disk label # attached sudo fdisk -l sudo lsblk # list devices sudo lsblk -o NAME,FSTYPE,LABEL,UUID,MOUNTPOINT # mounted disks df -aTh # what is mounted as swap sudo swapon -s # test mount ok df -h -x tmpfs -x devtmpfs
load devices at boot time
sudo nano /etc/fstab # check fs works sudo mount -a
format and mount a new disk named sdb
# Choose a Partitioning Standard sudo parted /dev/sdb mklabel gpt # Create the New Partition sudo parted -a opt /dev/sdb mkpart primary ext4 0% 100% # we should see the new partition available: lsblk # Create a Filesystem on the New Partition sudo mkfs.ext4 -L home_partition /dev/sdb1 >/dev/sdb1 UUID: b1584892-d252-4a3e-bd7d-b184c90fca8c # list devices sudo lsblk -o NAME,FSTYPE,LABEL,UUID,MOUNTPOINT sudo mkdir -p /home_new # Mounting the Filesystem Temporarily sudo mount -o defaults /dev/sdb1 /home_new # Mounting the Filesystem Automatically at Boot sudo nano /etc/fstab #check mount sudo mount -a
format and mount a new disk named sdb
sudo fdisk -l sudo parted /dev/sdb mklabel gpt sudo parted -a opt /dev/sdb mkpart primary ext4 0% 100% sudo mkfs.ext4 -L data_attachments /dev/sdb1 > b825e592-d416-472b-8888-0e9385f44ba1 sudo mount -o defaults /dev/sdb1 /var/supportpal_attachments/
format a swap disk
sudo mkswap /dev/sdc >UUID=44bca242-b159-4d18-813f-e2b61b4936dd #Mount this partition as swap with sudo swapon -U $UUID #Bind your new swap in /etc/fstab by adding this line: #UUID=xxx none swap sw 0 0 #check swap file swapon -s # swap 2 sudo mkswap /dev/sda2 sudo swapon -U 6e36ea2f-f45a-46d5-ba12-983ec1311f16 # write to /etc/fstab