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Attach the volume to the instance you have just launched and specify as a
Attach the volume to the instance you have just launched and specify as a
separate device: f, g and h (e.g. /dev/sdf, /dev/sdg and /dev/sdh).
separate device: f, g and h (e.g. /dev/sdf, /dev/sdg and /dev/sdh).
Note: as of this writing you specity a device as sdf, but will actually show up as /dev/xdvf in the instance.
It'll take a few minutes for the volume to show up in your instance.
Note: as of this writing if you specify a device as sdf, it will actually show up as /dev/xvdf in the instance.
This first time you need to prepare the disks by formatting and mounting them:
This first time you need to prepare the disks by formatting and mounting them:
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sudo fdisk -l /dev/xdvg
'''sudo fdisk -l /dev/xdvg''' # Do not continue until this works
Disk /dev/xvdg: 536.9 GB, 536870912000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 65270 cylinders, total 1048576000 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
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Disk /dev/xvdg doesn't contain a valid partition table
'''sudo mkfs -t ext4 /dev/xvdg'''
mke2fs 1.42 (29-Nov-2011)
Filesystem label=
OS type: Linux
Block size=4096 (log=2)
Fragment size=4096 (log=2)
Stride=0 blocks, Stripe width=0 blocks
32768000 inodes, 131072000 blocks
6553600 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user
First data block=0
Maximum filesystem blocks=4294967296
4000 block groups
32768 blocks per group, 32768 fragments per group
8192 inodes per group
Superblock backups stored on blocks:
32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632, 2654208,
4096000, 7962624, 11239424, 20480000, 23887872, 71663616, 78675968,
102400000
Allocating group tables: done
Writing inode tables: done
Creating journal (32768 blocks): done
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done
sudo fdisk -l /dev/xdvg # Do not continue until this works
sudo mkfs -t ext4 /dev/xdvg
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