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Added New VMware Disk and Mount to new Directory on CentOS 6

Scenario:
Added new 10GB VMware Hard Disk,create new Volume Group(Vgs),Create new LVM,format to ext4 and mount to /data

Steps in VMware vSphere:
– Right click on VM -> Select Edit Settings… -> Click Add... -> on Device Type select Hard Disk -> Click Next
– Select Create a new virtual disk -> Click Next
– Specify disk size (this scenario is 10GB), select default Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed then specify the disk location (default is Store with virtual machine) -> Click Next
– Specify Virtual Device Node (default for 2nd Hard disk will be SCSI (0:1), on Mode box leave blank -> Click Next
– Click Finish.
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