Initialize New Volume in Linux Server

This document provides step-by-step instructions to identify, format, and mount a newly attached disk on a NeevCloud Linux Server.

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Prerequisites

Before starting:

• You are logged in as a root user or a user with sudo privileges.

• The external disk has been attached to your Linux VM via the NeevCloud console. Link

• You can verify the disk under “Attached Volumes” in your NeevCloud panel.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

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List Available Disks

Run the following command to check all available disks:

lsblk

Example Output:

NAME   MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
vda      252:0    0 40G  0 disk /
vdc      252:16   0 100G 0 disk

• Here, vda is your root disk.

• vdc is the newly attached external disk (unmounted).

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Create a Partition on the New Disk

Use the fdisk command to create a partition:

sudo fdisk /dev/vdc

Then inside fdisk:

n     → Create a new partition
p     → Choose primary partition
1     → Partition number 1
<Enter> → Default first sector
<Enter> → Default last sector (use full size)
w     → Write changes and exit

Format the New Partition

After partition creation, format it with the ext4 filesystem:

sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/vdc1

Create a Mount Directory

Create a directory where you want to mount the disk:

sudo mkdir /mnt/data

You can replace /mnt/data with any folder name (e.g., /data, /backup).

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Mount the Disk

Now mount the new partition to the folder:

sudo mount /dev/vdc1 /mnt/data

Check if mounted successfully:

df -h

You should see an entry like:

/dev/vdc1   99G   60M   94G   1% /mnt/data

Make Mount Persistent (After Reboot)

Edit the /etc/fstab file:

sudo nano /etc/fstab

Add the following line at the end:

/dev/vdc1   /mnt/data   ext4   defaults   0   0

Save and exit ( Enter, Ctrl + X, then press y and enter).

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Verify Configuration

Test your fstab entry to ensure no syntax errors:

sudo mount -a

If no errors appear, the mount is configured correctly and will persist across reboots.

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Result

You have successfully mounted and configured an external disk on your NeevCloud Linux Server.

The new storage is now available at /mnt/data (or your chosen directory).