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In OpenStack Console

Create a volume
- 200-300GB
- In OpenStack, go to Volumes
- Volume name - mstarch-dev-verdi-work-dir
- Volume Source - No source, empty volume
- Type - no volume type
- Size(GB) - 250
- Availability Zone - Any Availability Zone
Attach
- Manage Volume Attachments – attach it to an instance. (Can't give it a device name. It will be /dev/vdc)

Login to instance

cat /proc/partitions
Format it
- sudo fdisk dev/vdb
- (Or can use mkfs if you are using the whole thing)
- sudo mkfs.xfs /dev/vdb
sudo vi /etc/fstab
Add the following line
- /dev/vdb /data/ xfs defaults 0 0
sudo mount -a