Procedure

• On Linux:
  1. Create a volume and attach it to the instance.
  2. Create a partition by using fdisk.
  3. Build a file system on the device partition.
     # mkfs -t <filesystem type> /dev/sdx
  4. Create a mount point.
     # mkdir /mnt/mount_point
  5. Mount the file system.
     # mount /dev/sdx /mnt/mount_point/
  6. Verify the mounted file system.
     # df -h
• On Windows:
  1. Create a volume and attach it to the instance.
  2. Create an NTFS partition to mount the volume.
     1. Log on as administrator or as a member of the Administrators group.
     2. Go to Start > Run, type diskmgmt.msc, and the click OK to open Disk Management.
     3. Right-click the volume, and then click New simple drive.