ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid/ will list the disks with UUIDslsblk to list partitions (or list block devices)lsblk -f or blkid to list the UUIDssudo blkid will list data blockssudo parted -l - to see all available partition informationsudo parted /dev/sda - to partition the specific driveWhen in parted:
print to see current partition informationmkpart help to list optionmklabel gpt to give drive label gptmkpart help mkpart to list specific help items on mkpartmkpart primary ext4 0% 100% to make a partition that take the full optimised drive arearm 1 to remove partition 1
sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1 - to format the drive
sudo vim /etc/fstab -to edit the boot disk mount table, remember to make matching mount point directories
mount -t ext4 /dev/sdb1 /run/media/diska
To mount a NFS manually:
sudo mount -t nfs -o rw,vers=4 192.168.1.5:/export/Disk1 /mnt/backup1sudo mount -t nfs -o rw,vers=4 192.168.1.5:/export/Disk2 /mnt/backup2Where:
-t nfs : type nfs-o : options, options are separated by commas with no spacesrw : read / writevers=4 : version 4 of nfs192.168.1.5:/export/Disk1 is the remote exported NFS mount point/mnt/backup1 : is the local mount point, note this directory must exist, ideally empty, any existing contents are usually invisible and otherwise ignored
sudo umount /run/media/diska
sudo vim /etc/fstab