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== Assumptions ==
 
== Assumptions ==
* I assume the SCSI drive is already installed and functioning.
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* I have assumed that the SCSI drive is already installed and functioning.
 
* If installed on an array controller the drive has been configured as a single drive RAID 0
 
* If installed on an array controller the drive has been configured as a single drive RAID 0
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=== 1 Preparation ===
 
=== 1 Preparation ===
1.0 Mount the harddrive and fire up your machine.
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1.0 Mount the hard drive and fire up your machine.
    
1.1 Get direct shell access and login as root.
 
1.1 Get direct shell access and login as root.
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  md: bind<cciss/c0d0p2>
 
  md: bind<cciss/c0d0p2>
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This tells me that I currently have 2 active partitions, p1 & p2, on drive c0d0 (controller 0, disk 0); if a secondary disk is added or used it would therfore be c0d1 (controller 0, disk 1); if another SCSI controller is added or used it would therefore be c1d0 (controller 1, disk 0).
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This tells me that I currently have 2 active partitions, p1 & p2, on drive c0d0 (controller 0, disk 0); if a secondary disk is added or used it would therefore be c0d1 (controller 0, disk 1); if another SCSI controller is added or used it would therefore be c1d0 (controller 1, disk 0).
    
Logically my new drive should be on c0d1 (controller 0, disk 1), & the linux device file to match should be in /dev/cciss, so:
 
Logically my new drive should be on c0d1 (controller 0, disk 1), & the linux device file to match should be in /dev/cciss, so:
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  fdisk /dev/cciss/c0d1 (use ? or m to get help)
 
  fdisk /dev/cciss/c0d1 (use ? or m to get help)
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Follow the prompts to add a Linux partition, I usuallu add a primary partition using the full capacity of the drive.
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Follow the prompts to add a Linux partition, I usually add a primary partition using the full capacity of the drive.
    
Use the w key to write the partiton table & exit from fdisk
 
Use the w key to write the partiton table & exit from fdisk
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Yup, cool, p1 is partition 1 on device c0d1
 
Yup, cool, p1 is partition 1 on device c0d1
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I don't want to add it to lvm to as it helps to make it more portable for me so this is all I need, your requirements may differ.
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I don't want to add it to lvm as it helps to make it more portable for me so this is all I need, your requirements may differ.
    
Hint:  if you need to add it into lvm look at the RAID Howto in the wiki.
 
Hint:  if you need to add it into lvm look at the RAID Howto in the wiki.
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2.1 Prepare the new partition
 
2.1 Prepare the new partition
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Create filesystem & journal on device
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Create the ext3 filesystem & journal on device
    
  mkfs.ext3 -j /dev/cciss/c0d1p1
 
  mkfs.ext3 -j /dev/cciss/c0d1p1
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<br>Hit <ctrl-x> to exit the editor, y and enter to save.
 
<br>Hit <ctrl-x> to exit the editor, y and enter to save.
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3.2 Mount manually (this time) all filesystems listed in /etc/fstab
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3.2 Manually mount (this time) all the filesystems listed in /etc/fstab
    
  mount -a
 
  mount -a
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  /dev/cciss/c0d1p1    288362876    98368 273616444  1% /mnt/backupdrive
 
  /dev/cciss/c0d1p1    288362876    98368 273616444  1% /mnt/backupdrive
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If you don't see a line for /dev/cciss/c0d1p1, something went wrong.
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If you don't see a line for /dev/cciss/c0d1p1, something went wrong. Go back to step 2 and check if you followed all instructions correctly; check for typos.
<br>Go back to step 2 and check if you followed all instructions correctly.
      
3.4 Create Quota files
 
3.4 Create Quota files
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[[Category:Howto]]
 
[[Category:Howto]]
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[[Category:Administration:Storage]]
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