Mounting local storage for CloudSoda

Configuring Secondary Storage Disk with Bind Mounts

When customers need to utilize a secondary storage disk but prefer not to resize their primary partition, bind mounts can be used to properly map directories. This guide explains how to set up bind mounts from a secondary volume for necessary directories for CloudSoda /soda and /run.

Prerequisites

- Secondary volume mounted at `/mnt/vol2`
- Root or sudo access
- Basic understanding of Linux file systems

Configuration Steps

1. First, ensure your secondary volume is properly mounted at `/mnt/vol2`:
df -h /mnt/vol2

2. Create the necessary directories on the secondary volume:
sudo mkdir -p /mnt/vol2/soda
sudo mkdir -p /mnt/vol2/run

3. Add the following lines to `/etc/fstab` to create the bind mounts:

/mnt/vol2/soda /soda none bind 0 0
/mnt/vol2/run /run none bind 0 0

4. Test the configuration:
sudo mount -a

5. Verify the bind mounts are working:
df -h /soda /run

Troubleshooting

- If mount -a fails, check the syntax in /etc/fstab
- Ensure the source directories exist on the secondary volume
- Verify permissions on both source and target directories