- Log in as root on your Linux virtual machine.
- Run this command and make note of the sdx entries
ls /dev/sd
- Log in to the vCenter Server using the vSphere Client.
- In the vSphere Client inventory, right-click the virtual machine and select Edit Settings.
- Click the Hardware tab and click Add.
- Select Hard Disk and click Next.
- Complete the wizard.
- Reboot the Linux virtual machine.
- Log in using the root credentials.
- Running the command ls /dev/sd* will now return a new entry.
- Create an ext3 file system on the new disk using the new sdx from step 10.
mkfs -t ext3 /dev/sdx
You may see an alert that you are performing this operation on an entire device, not a partition. That is correct, as you created a single virtual disk of the intended size. This is assuming you have specified the correct device.
Caution: Ensure you have selected the right device, there is no undo.
Run the fdisk command to verify the existence of the disk you created:
fdisk -l
- Run this command to create a mount point for the new disk:
mkdir / New_Directory_Name
- Run this command to display the current /etc/fstab:
cat /etc/fstab
- Using a text editor, edit fstab and add this line to add the disk to /etc/fstab so that it is available across reboots:
/dev/sdx /New_Directory_Name ext3 defaults 1 3
Note: Use a Linux text editor of your choice.
- Restart the Linux virtual machine and the new disk is now available.