How 2 add new volume (disk) on AWS

AWS:

• Search for correct instance. 
• Copy instance ID
• Note zone.

SSH to box:

• Look at current mounted volumes:
• ls /dev/xcd*

AWS:

• Create a volume
• In same zone as the instance
• Attach volume to instance
• Choose VOL_NAME that doesn't clash with above mounted vols (just increment the letter by one).

SSH to box and mount drive:

• sudo fdisk /dev/VOL_NAME
• # h -> for help
• # p -> view existing partitioning scheme
• # default whole volume partitioning steps:
• # 1) n
• # 2) p
• # 3) enter, enter, enter
• # 4) w

Format disk

• Note: now VOL_NAME is partitioned the usable name will probably end in a 1
• mke2fs -t ext4 /dev/VOL_NAME1

Attach new disk:

• mkdir /NEWDIR
• mount /dev/VOL_NAME1 /NEWDIR

Now add disk to fstab:

• We will create another line mapping the new disk
• cat /etc/fstab
• To see the UUID of the disk
• ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid | grep VOL_NAME
• The above is done in one command like this:
• echo "UUID=$(ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid/ | grep VOL_NAME | awk '{print $9}') /NEWDIR ext4 defaults 0 2" >> /etc/fstab