# Formating & Mounting a Disk on Linux * On your Linux VM, to do this we need to be the root user and run the following command: **fdisk -l**, as we can see the new hard drive, 10GB, is assigned to the path **/dev/vdb**.

* After the new hard disk has been identified, the next step is partitioning, for this, we will use the following syntax: ``` fdisk /dev/vdb ``` {% hint style="info" %} Common fdisk parameter are: * n: Create a new partition. * P: Print the partition table. * d: Remove a partition. * q: It leaves without saving the change. * w: Save the changes and exit the command. With this in mind we will perform the following process once the **fdisk /dev/vdb** command has been executed: Enter the letter n to create the new partition. - Enter the letter p to define as a primary partition - Number 1 to establish a single partition of the new disk. - Establish the value of the first sector which is 2048 by default. - Establish the value of the last sector which is 20971519. - Save the changes using the letter w. {% endhint %}

* We can see that the process is executed correctly. If we run **fdisk -l** we can look at the changes in the new disk (/dev/vdb).

* Next step is to format the new hard drive with the desired file system using the command. ``` mkfs.ext4 /dev/vdb1 ``` {% hint style="info" %} **mkfs** is make file system {% endhint %}

* After that we need to create a new directory, in this tutorial we create a new directory called /data: ``` mkdir /data ```

* The Next step is to mount the new disk in the desired location, in this tutorial we have created a new directory called /data. use command. ``` mount /dev/vdb1/ /data ```

* If we want that partition to be mounted permanently, it will be necessary to edit the file /etc/fstab using the preferred editor and to enter the following line. We keep the change. ``` /dev/vdb1 /data ext4 default 0 0 ```

* After that, use **df -h** command to see mounted hard drive.

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