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Software >> OS >> Unix >> Linux >> How to add another disk to the system

Example for Redhat 7.2 Assume a new disk was added as /dev/sdb and to be mounted as /backup 1. Use fdisk to partition the drive eg. using the whole disk in one partition /dev/sdb1 2. format with the desired filesystem # /sbin/mkfs -t ext2 /dev/sdb1 3. specific a label for this filesystem for use in fstab # /sbin/e2label /dev/sdb1 /backup 4. add entries in :- /etc/fstab LABEL=/backup /backup ext2 defaults 1 2 /etc/mtab /dev/sdb1 /backup ext2 rw 0 0
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