How to add a new hard disk in Linux

# Fdisk/dev/SDB

Enter the fdisk mode:

Command (M for help): P // view the partition of the New Hard Disk

Command (M for help): N // create a new partition

Command action

E extended // input e to create an extended partition

P primary partition (1-4) // input P to create the primary partition. Here we select P

Partion number (1-4): 1 // The first extended partition, which can be divided into up to four primary partitions as needed

First cylinder (1-1014, default 1): 1 // Number of disks starting from the first primary Partition

Last cylindet or + Siza or + sizem or + sizek: + 1024 MB // number in MB or

Number of disk blocks. Input + MB indicates that the partition size is 1 GB.

Command (M for help): W

The partition table has been altered!

Calling IOCTL () to re-read partition table.

Syncing disks.

# Mkfs-T ext3-C/dev/sdb1 // if multiple partitions exist, change the partition to sdb2.

# Mkdir www // create/WWW directory. We will mount the new partition to www

# Mount/dev/sdb1/www // Mount/dev/sdb1 to/WWW

# DF // use the DF command to view

Filesystem 1k-blocks used available use % mounted on

/Dev/sda2 3771316 1388956 2190788 39%/

/Dev/sda1 101089 9463 86407 10%/boot

None 62988 0 62988 0%/dev/SHM

/Dev/sdb1 485906 8239 452580 2%/www //

As you can see, this is the newly mounted partition.

# Vi/etc/fstab

/Dev/sdb1/WWW ext3 defaults 1 2