configure_new_nas_drive.md

Using WSL2

ID the Drive

In elevated PowerShell:

> wmic diskdrive list brief

Pick \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE<drive_num>

Now Mount that drive into WSL:

> wsl --mount \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE<drive_num> --bare

Inside WSL2, check device name:

$ dmesg | tail

Partitioning and configuring the Drive

Adding a partition label and partitioning using fdisk:

$ sudo fdisk /dev/sdX

Pick options:

1. g: "create a new empty GPT partition table",
2. n: "add a new partition" using all default settings and finally
3. w: "write table to disk and exit".

Creating an encrypted Volume and format the encrypted partition

$ sudo cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/sdX1

After following the prompts, map the newly created encrypted partition:

$ sudo cryptsetup open /dev/sdX1 <some_name>

Format the mapped partition as ext4:

$ sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/<some_name>

Done 🥳

Mount/Unmounting the drive

$ sudo mount /dev/mapper/<some_name> /mnt/<created_mountpoint>

or

$ sudo umount /mnt/<some_name>