When you add new disk first you need to identify device path.
Please type:
# fdisk -l
and find path to your new disk, e.g.
/dev/sdb
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How to add new disk in VMware / ESXi / vCenter without rebooting
If you want to add new HDD to existing Linux virtual machine like CentOS 7 / RHEL 7 you must:
First add new disk in preferences of virtual machine.
Click Edit preferences of virtual machine. On tab Hardware click Add button and fill proper preferences.
When you save data new hardware should appear on hardware list.
Now login to your virtual machine and execute:
# fdisk -l
You should see all previous mounted hardware.
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How to mount devices or shares without rebooting system / reload fstab
When you make new entries in /etc/fstab or lost connection to network (e.g. samba) share it is possible to remount all disconnected devices.
To do so you need to execute:
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