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--- systems:media_server:hard_drive_setup [2025/05/12 20:35] – [Format the drives (Optional)] peter
+++ systems:media_server:hard_drive_setup [2025/05/29 23:31] (current) – [Format the drives (Optional)] peter
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 ====== Systems - Media Server - Hard Drive setup ======
+To identify, mount and partition the hard drives in the system.
+----
 ===== Identify the Drives =====
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 <code bash>
-lsblk -o NAME,FSTYPE,MOUNTPOINT,SIZE,UUID
+lsblk -o NAME,FSTYPE,MOUNTPOINT,SIZE,UUID,ID
 </code>
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 <code bash>
 sudo parted -a optimal -s /dev/sdX -- mklabel gpt mkpart primary 0% 100%
-sudo mkfs.ext4 -m 2 -T largefile4 /dev/sdX1
+sudo mkfs.ext4 -m 2 -T largefile4 -L disk01 /dev/sdX1
 </code>
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 <code bash>
 sudo parted -a optimal -s /dev/sdX -- mklabel gpt mkpart primary 0% 100%
-sudo mkfs.ext4 -m 0 -T largefile4 /dev/sdX1
+sudo mkfs.ext4 -m 0 -T largefile4 -L diskp01 /dev/sdX1
 </code>
-<WRAP info>
+returns:
-**NOTE:** "-m 0" here reserves 0% of the filesystem, ensuring that the parity disks are slightly larger than the data disks.
-</WRAP>
-or something like:
+<code>
+mke2fs 1.47.0 (5-Feb-2023)
+Creating filesystem with 3906469376 4k blocks and 3814912 inodes
+Filesystem UUID: 9aa03862-f1c9-4c5c-8b26-7bbbaad6ff16
+Superblock backups stored on blocks:
+, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632, 2654208,
+	4096000, 7962624, 11239424, 20480000, 23887872, 71663616, 78675968,
+	102400000, 214990848, 512000000, 550731776, 644972544, 1934917632,
+	2560000000, 3855122432
-<code bash>
+Allocating group tables: done
-sudo mkfs.ext4 -m 0 -T largefiles -L hdd1 /dev/sda
+Writing inode tables: done
+Creating journal (262144 blocks): done
+Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done
 </code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:** "-m 0" here reserves 0% of the filesystem, ensuring that the parity disks are slightly larger than the data disks.
+</WRAP>
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