Mounting an Attached Volume to a Linux Server Instance

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Step 1:

  • Open a shell inside the instance.

  • Identify the attached volume’s name.

    • $lsblk -l
    • Likely will be vd[x], [x] will be a letter based on how many other volumes are attached. Vdb if the volume is the second, vdc if it is the third and so on.

  • Partition the drive

    • $sudo fdisk /dev/vd[x]

      • G

      • N

      • Enter

      • Enter

      • Enter

      • W

  • Make the file system

    • $sudo mkfs -t xfs /dev/vd[x]1
  • Identify and copy the uuid the uuid

    • $lsblk -f
  • Make a directory where this partition will be mounted

    • $sudo mkdir -p /media/vol1
  • Edit /etc/fstab to mount the drive on bootreboot

    • $sudo vi /etc/fstab
      • UUID=’uuid’ /media/vol1 xfs defaults 0 0

      • Esc :wq

  • reboot
Last modified: Thursday, 16 November 2017, 7:29 PM