[chef] Re: How to format a volume and mount after using aws_ebs_volume

["Julian C. Dunn" < >]

On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 12:24 AM, David Montgomery <
 
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Hi,

I used the below to attach a volume to an ec2 isntances.


aws_ebs_volume "db_ebs_volume" do
  aws_access_key aws['aws_access_key_id']
  aws_secret_access_key aws['aws_secret_access_key']
  size 50
  device "/dev/sdi"
  action [ :create, :attach ]
end

I need to now format the volume

create a directory called /data

then mount the the volume with the /data directory.

What is the best chefonic method to achive this is a recipe?

I have tried this before, and I called out to shell to do invoke mkfs. Problem arises when you want ext3/ext4 -- the ext3utils don't give you a way to test whether a volume is formatted before you reformat it :-/ mkfs.xfs will, however, return a non-zero exit code that you can use.

For mounting, you can use the built-in mount resource.

http://docs.opscode.com/resource_mount.html
 
- Julian

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