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== Step-by-step HowTo ==
== Step-by-step HowTo ==
=== 1 Preparation ===
=== Preparation ===
1.0 Mount the harddrive and fire up your machine.
1.0 Mount the harddrive and fire up your machine.
This will make you loose connection if you working through an ssh-client (like Putty). You need direct access to the shell to proceed.
This will make you loose connection if you working through an ssh-client (like Putty). You need direct access to the shell to proceed.
=== 2 Partition ===
=== Partition ===
====Identifying the disks====
Now you need to identify the device name of the new disk.
2.0 Now you need to identify the device name of the new disk.
As a safety measure, identify and mark your disks. The following smartctl command will identify various parameters including the serial number which can be matched to the serial number on the physical package.
As a safety measure, identify and mark your disks. The following smartctl command will identify various parameters including the serial number which can be matched to the serial number on the physical package.
{{Note box|If you are setting up a raid array, it is a really good idea to eliminate single points of failure. For example try to avoid putting to disks of the same raid array on the same ribbon cable. }}
{{Note box|If you are setting up a raid array, it is a really good idea to eliminate single points of failure. For example try to avoid putting to disks of the same raid array on the same ribbon cable. }}
====Paritioning the disk====
Let's assume you installed the disk as master on the second IDE controller.
2.1 Let's assume you installed the disk as master on the second IDE controller.
<br>This means you have to partition /dev/hdc
<br>This means you have to partition /dev/hdc
You will need to do this for each new disk you added.
You will need to do this for each new disk you added.
====Formating for a non-raid disk====
For a non-raid disk, Format the new partition to ext3:
2.2 For a non-raid disk, Format the new partition to ext3:
mkfs.ext3 /dev/hdc1
mkfs.ext3 /dev/hdc1
====Additional steps to create a raid array from multiple disks====
When you create an array, the various disks you added will be combined and be represented as a single entity typically identified as /dev/mdxx where xx is a number. For example, the SME Raids are typically on md1, md2, and in some cased md0.
2.3 When you create an array, the various disks you added will be combined and be represented as a single entity typically identified as /dev/mdxx where xx is a number. For example, the SME Raids are typically on md1, md2, and in some cased md0.
For your purposes, you will choose an available one. In this example we will use md11 in an attempt to not get in the way of future changes to SME and make it easy to identify your new set.
For your purposes, you will choose an available one. In this example we will use md11 in an attempt to not get in the way of future changes to SME and make it easy to identify your new set.
to this file instead to be more specific. I have not tried this.
to this file instead to be more specific. I have not tried this.
=== 3 Mount ===
=== Mount ===
Create a mounting point for the new disk
3.0 Create a mounting point for the new disk
A mounting point is just an empty directory that will link to your new disk.
A mounting point is just an empty directory that will link to your new disk.
<br>Go back to step 2 and check if you followed all instructions correctly.
<br>Go back to step 2 and check if you followed all instructions correctly.
=== 4 Mapping ===
=== Mapping ===
4.0 Alternatives
4.0 Alternatives
signal-event ibay-modify IBAYNAME
signal-event ibay-modify IBAYNAME
=== 5 Quota (optional) ===
=== Quota (optional) ===
Next you might want to activate the quota on the disk.
5.0 Next you might want to activate the quota on the disk.
<br>This will only work if you activated quota management for at least one user (Server Manager > Collaboration > Quota Management).
<br>This will only work if you activated quota management for at least one user (Server Manager > Collaboration > Quota Management).
<br>If quotachecks comes back to the command prompt without errors, you're ready.
<br>If quotachecks comes back to the command prompt without errors, you're ready.
=== 6 Final check ===
=== Final check ===
Reboot your machine
Reboot your machine