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Details
This article provides steps to create a new virtual disk for an existing Linux virtual machine.
Solution
The following steps assume some degree of familiarity with Linux system administration skills.
This is not necessarily a cookbook and you are advised to consult freely available Linux documentation at http://www.tldp.org for a full description of the utilities mentioned herein.
To create a new virtual disk for an existing Linux virtual machine:
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Create the virtual disk.
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Log in as root on your Linux virtual machine.
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Unless you are not running level 3, open a terminal session.
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Run the df command to examine the current disks that are mounted and accessible.
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Create an ext3 file system on the new disk: # mkfs -t ext3 /dev/sdb
Note: b in /dev/sdb is the second SCSI disk. It warns that you are performing this operation on an entire device, not a partition. That is correct, as you created a single virtual disk of the intended size. This is assuming you have specified the correct device.Caution: Ensure you have selected the right device, there is no undo.
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Run the fdisk command to verify the existence of the disk you created: # fdisk -l
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Run the following command to create a mount point for the new disk: # mkdir /<NewDirectoryName>
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Run the following command to display the current /etc/fstab : # cat /etc/fstab
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Run the following command to add the disk to /etc/fstab so that it is available across reboots: /dev/sdb /<NewDirectoryName> ext3 defaults 1 3
Note: Use a Linux text editor of your choice. -
Reboot the Linux virtual machine and the new disk is now available.
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