To mount a File System in RedHat Linux, please perform the below steps:
1. Identify the newly added Disk
[root@localhost ~]# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 85.9 GB, 85899345920 bytes, 167772160 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 label type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x000207be
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 4196351 2097152 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 4196352 37750783 16777216 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda3 37750784 58722303 10485760 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 58722304 167772159 54524928 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 58724352 69210111 5242880 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 69212160 167772159 49280000 83 Linux
Disk /dev/sdb: 53.7 GB, 53687091200 bytes, 104857600 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
2. Partition the newly added disk
[root@localhost ~]# fdisk /dev/sdb
Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.23.2).
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.
Device does not contain a recognized partition table
Building a new DOS disklabel with disk identifier 0x75a9ec50.
Command (m for help): n
Partition type:
p primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
e extended
Select (default p):
Using default response p
Partition number (1-4, default 1):
First sector (2048-104857599, default 2048):
Using default value 2048
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (2048-104857599, default 104857599):
Using default value 104857599
Partition 1 of type Linux and of size 50 GiB is set
Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered!
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.
3. Make File System of the partitioned Disk
[root@localhost ~]# /sbin/mkfs -t ext3 /dev/sdb1
mke2fs 1.42.9 (28-Dec-2013)
Filesystem label=
OS type: Linux
Block size=4096 (log=2)
Fragment size=4096 (log=2)
Stride=0 blocks, Stripe width=0 blocks
3276800 inodes, 13106944 blocks
655347 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user
First data block=0
Maximum filesystem blocks=4294967296
400 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
Allocating group tables: done
Writing inode tables: done
Creating journal (32768 blocks): done
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done
4. Label to the partitioned disk to the desired name
[root@localhost ~]# /sbin/e2label /dev/sdb1 /mysqldatabase
5. Check whether the desired volume name has been created or not
[root@localhost ~]# /sbin/tune2fs -l /dev/sdb1 |grep volume
Filesystem volume name: /mysqldatabase
6. Put the details in fstab entry
[root@localhost ~]# vi /etc/fstab
LABEL=/mysqldatabase /mysqldatabase ext3 defaults 1 2
7. Create the directory
[root@localhost ~]# mkdir /mysqldatabase
8. Mount the File System
[root@localhost ~]# mount /dev/sdb1 /mysqldatabase
9. Check whether the File System has been created or not
[root@localhost ~]# df -hP /mysqldatabase
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sdb1 50G 52M 47G 1% /mysqldatabase