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(Ubuntu: Lesson 11)

{ Add New Disk, Create Partition Table and Filesystem }

Section 0. Background Information
  1. Summary
    • In this lab we will add a new disk to our Ubuntu VM, create a partition, create a filesystem and mount the filesystem on the /tmp directory.
    • We are create a /tmp filesystem, because VMWare Easy Installer does not allow you to carve out separate partitions and filesystems.

  2. Prerequisite
  3. Lab Notes
    • In this lab we will how to do the following:
      1. We will add a new disk to the Ubuntu VM.
      2. We will create a new partition.
      3. We will create an ext2 filesystem.
      4. We will mount the filesystem on the /tmp directory.

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Section 1: Start Ubuntu 12.04
  1. Start VMware Player
    • Instructions
      1. For Windows 7
        1. Click Start Button
        2. Search for "vmware player"
        3. Click VMware Player
      2. For Windows XP
        • Starts --> Programs --> VMware Player

     

  2. Verify Virtual Machine Settings.
    • Instructions
      1. Click on Ubuntu 12.04
      2. Click on Edit virtual machine settings

     

  3. Configure Network Adapter
    • Instructions
      1. Click on Network Adapter
      2. Click on the Bridged Radio Button
      3. DO NOT Click on the Close Button

     

Section 2: Add Hard Drive to Ubuntu 12.04 Virtual Machine
  1. Add Device
    • Instructions:
      1. Click on the Add.. Button

     

  2. Add Hard Disk
    • Instructions:
      1. Click on Hard Disk
      2. Click Next

     

  3. Select a Disk
    • Instructions:
      1. Select "Create a new virtual disk"
      2. Click Next

     

  4. Select Virtual disk type
    • Instructions:
      1. Select SCSI (Recommended)

     

  5. Specify Disk Capacity
    • Instructions:
      1. Maximum disk size (GB): 1.0
      2. Select "Store virtual disk as a single file"
      3. Click Next

     

  6. Name Disk File
    • Instructions:
      1. Take the default name
      2. Click Finish

     

  7. View Results
    • Note(FYI):
      • You should see two disk, the original disk and the New Hard Disk.
    • Instructions
      1. Click the OK button.

     

  8. Start the Ubuntu 12.04 VM
    • Instructions
      1. Click on Ubuntu 12.04
      2. Click on Play virtual machine

 

Section 3: Login to Ubuntu
  1. Change to Gnome Classic
    • Instructions:
      1. Click on the Circle

     

  2. Select Gnome Classic
    • Instructions:
      1. Double Click on GNOME Classic

     

  3. Login to Server
    • Instructions
      1. User: Student
      2. Password: Please supply the student password.

 

Section 4: Become Root and Verify Network Connection
  1. Start up a Terminal
    • Instructions
      1. Click on the Terminal

     

  2. Become Root
    • Instructions
      1. sudo su -
      2. Supply the student password.

     

  3. Verify you have a network connection
    • Instructions
      1. ifconfig -a
        • eth0 is the name of my interface.
        • 192.168.1.106 is my network IP address.
    • Note(FYI):
      • If you do not have an DHCP IP Address try the following:
        • dhclient
          • OR
        • /etc/init.d/networking restart

 

Section 5: Partition New Disk
  1. Update apt-get's package index
    • Instructions
      1. fdisk -l
    • Note(FYI):
      • You should see the following two disk names:
        1. /dev/sda: 16.1 GB
          • This is the original disk.
          • Notice there is a partition table
        2. /dev/sdb: 1073 MB
          • This is the new disk.
          • It contains 130 cylinders.
          • Notice that /dev/sdb does not have a valid partition table.

     

  2. Partition the New Disk
    • Instructions:
      1. fdisk -c /dev/sdb
      2. Select m

     

  3. Partition the New Disk
    • Instructions:
      1. Command (m for help): n
        • Add New Disk
      2. Select default p): p
        • Make Primary Partition
      3. Partition number (1-4, default 1): <Press Enter>
        • "1" is the partition number for disk /dev/sdb.
      4. First section: <Press Enter>
      5. Last sector: <Press Enter>
      6. Command (m for help): p
        • Print the partition table.
      7. Command (m for help): w
        • Write the table to disk and exit

 

Section 6: Create New File System
  1. Create a new filesystem
    • Instructions:
      1. mkfs.ext2 /dev/sdb1
        • Create an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem

     

Section 7: Mount New Filesystem
  1. Mount New File System
    • Instructions
      1. df -h
      2. mount /dev/sdb1 /tmp
      3. chmod 1777 /tmp
      4. df -h
      5. ls -ld /tmp

     

Section 8: Add New Filesystem to /etc/fstab
  1. Make a Backup Copy of the /etc/fstab
    • Instructions:
      1. cd /etc/
      2. cp fstab fstab.BKP
      3. ls -l fstab*

     

  2. Open the /etc/fstab
    • Instructions:
      1. vi fstab

     

  3. Create New Line
    • Instructions
      1. Arrow down to the first UUID line.
      2. Press the "o" key to insert a new line underneath this line.

     

  4. Add /tmp to /etc/fstab
    • Note(FYI):
      • <TAB> requires you to press the actual <TAB> Key.
    • Instructions
      1. Type the following Line:
        • /dev/sdb1<TAB>/tmp<TAB>ext2<TAB>defaults<TAB>1<TAB>2
        • (See Picture)
      2. Press the <Esc> Key
      3. Type ":wq!" to save and exit.

 

Section 9: Proof of Lab
  1. Proof of Lab
    • Instructions
      1. df -k | grep tmp
      2. grep tmp /etc/fstab
      3. date
      4. echo "Your Name"
        • Replace the string "Your Name" with your actual name.
        • i.e., echo "John Gray"
    • Proof of Lab Instructions
      1. Press both the <Ctrl> and <Alt> keys at the same time.
      2. Do a <PrtScn>
      3. Paste into a word document
      4. Upload to Moodle

 


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