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+ | ====== Create partitions using CLI on linux ====== | ||
+ | First and foremost: | ||
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+ | **!! WARNING !!** | ||
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+ | These commands are EXAMPLES. DELETING partitions, MODIFYING and FORMATTING filesystems destroys data and/or may prevent your machine from booting. | ||
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+ | To quickly set up a drive up as a single ext4 partition... | ||
+ | View detected devices of class " | ||
+ | <code shell> | ||
+ | View existing partition table(s) | ||
+ | <code shell> | ||
+ | Edit the partition table for my chosen device (in this case, " | ||
+ | <code shell> | ||
+ | Within FDISK, press: | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | d ...to delete the current partition | ||
+ | n ...to create a new partition | ||
+ | p ...to specify it as a PRIMARY partition | ||
+ | 1 ...to set it as the 1ST primary partition | ||
+ | w ...to write the changes. | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | Display the new partition table: | ||
+ | <code shell> | ||
+ | Format the new partition' | ||
+ | <code shell> | ||
+ | Create a new directory where the new drive will mount into: | ||
+ | <code shell> | ||
+ | mkdir /storage | ||
+ | mount /dev/sdx1 /storage | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | TUNING | ||
+ | Remove reserved blocks (i.e. set to 0%), since this drive is just for user data | ||
+ | <code shell> | ||
+ | Since server is on UPS, Set write-back so apps don't wait for actual disk writes | ||
+ | <code shell> | ||
+ | Mount at boot up using /etc/fstab and also set write-back policy | ||
+ | <code shell>vi / | ||
+ | Find (or add) the relevant line in fstab for your drive. Parameters in fstab are separated by white space, for example the drive described above might appear as: | ||
+ | <code shell>/ | ||
+ | * The first parameter identifies the partition (either by /dev/ or a long UUID); | ||
+ | * The second parameter is the path the partition will be mounted to; | ||
+ | * Third is the filesystem type; | ||
+ | * The fourth parameter contains the options; | ||
+ | * Fifth is the dump schedule for backups; and, | ||
+ | * The sixth parameter is pass-number (used to control fsck order). | ||
+ | Change the options (4th parameter) to: | ||
+ | <code shell> | ||
+ | Reboot to check that everything went well. | ||
+ | Remember these commands are destructive! Have backups and be careful! | ||