===== (AWS) Adding a volume to an Ubuntu Server ======

**Before doing anything, to make your life easier, do a blkid on the server and copy/paste the drives already mounted. This will make finding out the new drive that much easier.**

  * Login to AWS and drill down to your server
  * Create a GPS volume (ie. gps3)
  * Attach the volume, 
    * I chose the name: /dev/sdg

==== On the server ====

  * make the mount point: mkdir /data_dump
  * run blkid and compare the drive list. You should see a new drive mounted (in this case nvme2n1)
  * mkfs -t ext4 /dev/nvme2n1 (you can format to whatever file system is your preference. I like ext3 or 4)
  * Make persistent:   
    * get the UUID:     lsblk -o NAME,UUID,MOUNTPOINT    
    * vi /etc/fstab and add the line
    * <code>
UUID=2d49188e-906f-4820-b843-144973a7f254 /data_dump ext4 defaults,nofail 0 2
</code>
  * Test fstab: <code> mount /data_dump </code>