Important Notes:

• This guide is for customers who have purchased an additional hard drive from us, and need help configuring it to work with their Linux Server.

Getting Started:

1. Check to see how many drives are installed: You can do this using the fdisk command. 

    

   [root@default]# fdisk -l | grep '^Disk'

   
   You should output similar to the following:

    

   Disk /dev/sda: 251.0 GB, 251000193024 bytes Disk /dev/sdb: 251.0 GB, 251000193024 bytes

   
   A device name refers to the entire hard disk. For more information see Linux partition naming convention and IDE drive mappings .
   
   
   

2. To partition the disk - /dev/sdb, enter:

[root@default root]# fdisk /dev/sdb

• For help using the partitioner, use the “m” command:

Command (m for help): m Command action a toggle a bootable flag b edit bsd disklabel c toggle the dos compatibility flag d delete a partition l list known partition types m print this menu n add a new partition o create a new empty DOS partition table p print the partition table q quit without saving changes s create a new empty Sun disklabel t change a partition's system id u change display/entry units v verify the partition table w write table to disk and exit x extra functionality (experts only) Command (m for help):

• partitions using the command “p”:

  Command (m for help): p Disk /dev/sdb: 50.0 GB, 50019202560 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 6081 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System Command (m for help):

  
  

• To create a new partition, issue the command “n” and then select “p” for primary and 1-4 depending on which partition on the drive this is (first, second, third, or fourth):

n(creates a new partition)

p(creates a primary partition)

1(the number 1 denotes the partition will be /dev/sdb1)

	Command (m for help): Command (m for help): n Command action   e   extended    p   primary partition (1-4) p Partition number (1-4): 1 First cylinder (1-6081, default 1): 1 Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (1-6081, default 6081): 6081

• To save the partition, use the “w” command:

Command (m for help): w The partition table has been altered! Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table. Syncing disks. [root@default root]#

3. Format the new disk using mkfs.ext3 command:
   
   To format Linux partions using ext2fs on the new disk, issue the following command:

    

   [root@default]#mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdb1

   
   

4. Mount the new disk using the mount command: 
   
   First, you'll need to create a mount point. We'll use /disk1. This is where we'll mount /dev/sdb1. Enter the following commands:

    

   [root@default]# mkdir /disk1 [root@default]# mount /dev/sdb1 /disk1 [root@default]# df -H

   
   

5. Edit /etc/fstab so the new drive will automatically mount to /disk1 on reboot
   
   This step can be complicated, if you need assistance at this step, please call Dedicated Server Support at: 877-999-2750