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+ | ===== New Harddrive ===== | ||
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+ | == - Connect the harddrive to the machine, and enable it in the system BIOS, boot into Linux == | ||
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+ | == - Check the current harddrives using the Logical Volume Management == | ||
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+ | System -> Administration -> Logical Volume Management (requires root password) | ||
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+ | For existing IDE drives, you will possibly see under " | ||
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+ | If your new harddrive is SATA, you will possibly see under " | ||
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+ | * /dev/sdd (s: SATA, d: Harddrive, d: the 4th drive) | ||
+ | * Check the size of the uninitialized entity to make sure it is indeed the new harddrive | ||
+ | * In the example screenshot below, the new harddrive is 931.51Gb | ||
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+ | == - Initialize the new harddrive == | ||
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+ | * Click ' | ||
+ | * An unallocated volume will appear after the drive is initialized | ||
+ | * Choose Partition 1 and click ' | ||
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+ | * Enter the new Volume Group Name in the pop-up window | ||
+ | * Leave the default options unchanged | ||
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+ | == - Create a New Logical Volume == | ||
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+ | * Under VolGroup01, create a new logical volume | ||
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+ | * To make the entire drive as 1 partition, click 'Use remaining' | ||
+ | * Enter LV name (e.g. Large2) | ||
+ | * For better file management, choose 'File System' | ||
+ | * Before entering the 'Mount Point', | ||
+ | * For example, create a /Large2 using root | ||
+ | * Enter the 'Mount Point' as /Large2 | ||
+ | * Click OK to finish formating and mounting the drive, this will take a couple minutes depending on the size of your harddrive | ||
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+ | * See the screenshot after the new drive is configured | ||
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+ | == - If a user has trouble writing data in /Large2 == | ||
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+ | * Change the ownership of the directory to the user by typing in a terminal: chown user_name /Large2 | ||
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+ | __Note: this seems all it needs for the user to have permission on writing data in the directory, as long as the file system of the drive is Ext3.__ | ||