Create new xfs Filesystem

Add a new Hard Disk to Linux

How do I mount a disk in XFS

PURPOSE: All documents are provided on this Blog just for educational purposes only.  Please make sure that you run it in your test environment before to move on to production environment. 

# First assign a disk via VCenter

# Now we can add and mount new assign disk to the Linux system.

# To find which host bus number is relevant.

grep mpt /sys/class/scsi_host/host?/proc_name

/sys/class/scsi_host/host0/proc_name:mptspi   <<== this ist the output

# Scan scsi host device 0. 

echo "- - -" > /sys/class/scsi_host/host0/scan

# Now you should be able to see the new Disk.

 

fdisk -l

mkfs.xfs /dev/sdb

mkdir /data

mount /dev/sdb /data

df -hl

# Add the entry in the fstab file

vi /etc/fstab

/dev/sdb    /data     xfs     defaults        0 0

Done.

If you want to create ext4 file system. Please use the following steps:

fdisk -l

fdisk /dev/sdc

n

enter

enter 

enter 

p

mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdc1 

blkid

vi /etc/fstab

UUID=832d4328-3dde-4861-b57b-06ce2be7245g       /data        ext4    defaults        0 0

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