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Storage Management

In this lab, we’re going to go over managing and formatting partitions. Having a solid understanding of how to use these tools is a fundamental component of a Linux sysadmin career. *This course is not approved or sponsored by Red Hat.*

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Level
Clock icon Intermediate
Duration
Clock icon 1h 0m
Published
Clock icon Apr 05, 2019

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Create a 2 GB GPT Partition

    1. Create the partition:

      gdisk /dev/nvme1n1

    2. Enter n to create a new partition.

    3. Accept the default for the partition number.

    4. Accept the default for the starting sector.

    5. For the ending sector, enter +2G to create a 2 GB partition.

    6. Accept the default partition type.

    7. Enter w to write the partition information.

    8. Enter y to proceed.

    9. Finalize the settings:

      partprobe

  2. Challenge

    Create a 2 GB MBR Partition

    1. Create the partition:
    ```
fdisk /dev/nvme2n1
```

    1. Enter n to create a new partition.

    2. Accept the default partition type.

    3. Accept the default for the partition number.

    4. Accept the default for the starting sector.

    5. For the ending sector, type +2G to create a 2 GB partition.

    6. Enter w to write the partition information.

    7. Finalize the settings:

      partprobe

  3. Challenge

    Format the GPT Partition with XFS and Mount the Device persistently

    1. Format the partition:

      mkfs.xfs /dev/nvme1n1p1

    Getting It Ready for Mounting

    1. Run the following:

      blkid

    2. Copy the UUID of the partition at /dev/nvme1n1p1.

    3. Open the /etc/fstab file:

      vim /etc/fstab

    4. Add the following, replacing <UUID> with the UUID you just copied:

      UUID="<UUID>" /mnt/gptxfs xfs defaults 0 0

    5. Save and exit the file by pressing Escape followed by :wq.

    Create a Mount Point

    1. Create the mount point we specified in fstab:

      mkdir /mnt/gptxfs

    2. Mount everything that's described in fstab:

      mount -a

  4. Challenge

    Format the MBR Partition with ext4 and Mount the Device.

    Format the MBR Partition with ext4 and Mount the Device on /mnt/mbrext4

    1. Format the partition:

      mkfs.ext4 /dev/nvme2n1p1

    Create a Mount Point

    1. Create the mount point:

      mkdir /mnt/mbrext4

    2. Mount it:

      mount /dev/nvme2n1p1 /mnt/mbrext4

    3. Check that it's mounted:

      mount

      The partition should be listed in the output.

    4. Mount the disk:

      mount /dev/nvme2n1p1 /mnt/mbrext4
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