Here’s how to setup a XFS volume.
file -s /dev/nvme2n1 mkfs -t xfs /dev/nvme2n1 |
Mount to /data.
mkdir /data mount /dev/nvme2n1 /data |
Add to /etc/fstab.
vim /etc/fstab # # UUID=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx /data xfs defaults 0 0 |
Create Swap Disk
To see which disk is available for swap disk use.
lsblk blkid df -Th |
Format the disk.
fdisk /dev/xvda |
Create a swap disk.
sudo mkswap -f /dev/xvda sudo swapon -s /dev/xvda # or sudo swapon /dev/xvda |
Check if swap disk is available.
lsblk free -h cat /proc/swaps cat /proc/meminfo swapon -s top vmstat vmstat 1 5 |
XFS Filesystem has duplicate UUID
Here’s how to fix a duplicate UUID on a XFS file system.
mount -o rw,nouuid /dev/sda1 /data |
Mounting with nouuid will work, but not after a reboot.
To avoid a duplicate ID, run this command to generate a new UUID.
xfs_admin -U generate /dev/sda3 Clearing log and setting UUID writing all SBs new UUID = xxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxx |