HDD Formatting in Linux

Before you start your partitioning process make sure the disk you are going to partition is un-mounted.

Step #1 : Partition the new disk using fdisk command

[root@oraapps ~]# fdisk -l | grep '^Disk'

Disk /dev/hdb: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes

Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes

Disk /dev/sdb: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes

To partition the disk - /dev/sda, enter

[root@oraapps ~]# fdisk /dev/sda

The basic fdisk commands you need are:

• m - print help
• p - print the partition table
• n - create a new partition
• d - delete a partition
• q - quit without saving changes
• w - write the new partition table and exit

Step#2 : Format the new disk using mkfs.ext3 command

[root@oraapps ~]#mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda1

 

Step#3 : Mount the new disk using mount command

First create a mount point /disk1 and use mount command to mount /dev/sdb1, enter:

[root@oraapps ~]# mkdir /disk1
[root@oraapps ~]# mount /dev/sda1 /disk1