1. Login with root or sudo on user account
2. List disk with command: fdisk -l
root@ub01-VM01:/home/ub01# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 10 GiB, 10737418240 bytes, 20971520 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x64e55ca7
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 * 2048 18970623 18968576 9G 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 18972670 20969471 1996802 975M 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 18972672 20969471 1996800 975M 82 Linux swap / Solaris
# New Disk /dev/sdb
Disk /dev/sdb: 10 GiB, 10737418240 bytes, 20971520 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
3. Create partition on new disk with command: fdisk <new disk> → n→ p→ <Enter>→w
root@ub01-VM01:/home/ub01# fdisk /dev/sdb
Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.27.1).
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.
Command (m for help): n
Partition type
p primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
e extended (container for logical partitions)
Select (default p): p
Partition number (1-4, default 1):<Enter to default>
First sector (2048-20971519, default 2048):
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G,T,P} (2048-20971519, default 20971519):
Created a new partition 1 of type 'Linux' and of size 10 GiB.
Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered.
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.
4. Format partition with command: mkfs -t ext3 /dev/sdb1
root@ub01-VM01:/home/ub01# mkfs -t ext3 /dev/sdb1
mke2fs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015)
Creating filesystem with 2621184 4k blocks and 655360 inodes
Filesystem UUID: 2350fe29-dc99-4a86-82cc-3b391b177957
Superblock backups stored on blocks:
32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632
Allocating group tables: done
Writing inode tables: done
Creating journal (32768 blocks): done
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done
5. Create mount point with command: mkdir /datadk
6. Mount disk with command: mount /dev/sdb1 /datadk
ub01@ub01-VM01:~$ sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /datadk
ub01@ub01-VM01:~$ df
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
udev 990892 0 990892 0% /dev
tmpfs 204132 3632 200500 2% /run
/dev/sda1 9204224 4434504 4279124 51% /
tmpfs 1020648 188 1020460 1% /dev/shm
tmpfs 5120 4 5116 1% /run/lock
tmpfs 1020648 0 1020648 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
tmpfs 204132 40 204092 1% /run/user/108
tmpfs 204132 0 204132 0% /run/user/1000
/dev/sdb1 10189112 23160 9641716 1% /datadk
7. Auto mount when boot up
a. Get uuid by command below:
UUID by ls -lh /dev/disk/by-uuid
b. Edit /etc/fstab
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
UUID=<UUID> /data ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
<file system> Device UUID on 7.a
<mount point> Where
to mount (mount to /data folder)
<type> ext4 or other
type ntfs
<options> defaults
<dump> dump no=0
yes=1
<pass> self-examination
no=0 yes=1