Mount EBS EC2 Production

Mount EBS volume

  1. Identify the EBS Device:

    • SSH into each instance.
    • Run lsblk to list block devices.
    • Locate the EBS device (e.g., nvme1n1).

    Create VPC

  2. Check if EBS is Empty:

    • Execute sudo file -s /dev/nvme1n1.
    • If empty, output will indicate ‘data’.

    Create VPC

  3. Format EBS (if necessary):

    • If empty, format with sudo mkfs -t xfs /dev/nvme1n1.

    Create VPC

  4. Create Mount Point and Mount EBS:

    • Create a directory: sudo mkdir /backup.
    • Mount EBS: sudo mount /dev/nvme1n1 /backup.

  5. Verify Mount:

    • Run df -h to see the mounted file systems.

    Create VPC