create Mount Point

[root@server_2 ]# df -k

Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda1              8704684   4154464   4108036  51% /
none                    428440         0    428440   0% /dev/shm
.host:/               58597528  52585824   6011704  90% /mnt/hgfs

[root@server_2 ]# ls -ld /dev/sd*

brw-rw----  1 root disk 8,  0 May  8  2009 sda
brw-rw----  1 root disk 8,  1 May  8  2009 sda1
brw-rw----  1 root disk 8,  2 May  8  2009 sda2
brw-rw----  1 root disk 8, 16 May  8  2009 sdb

[root@server_2 ]# fdisk -l /dev/sdb

Disk /dev/sdb: 4294 MB, 4294967296 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 522 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Disk /dev/sdb doesn't contain a valid partition table

[root@server_2 ]# fdisk /dev/sdb

Device contains neither a valid DOS partition table, nor Sun, SGI or OSF disklabel
Building a new DOS disklabel. Changes will remain in memory only,
until you decide to write them. After that, of course, the previous
content won't be recoverable.

Warning: invalid flag 0x0000 of partition table 4 will be corrected by w(rite)

Command (m for help): p

Disk /dev/sdb: 4294 MB, 4294967296 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 522 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System

Command (m for help): n
Command action
   e   extended
   p   primary partition (1-4)
p
Partition number (1-4): 1
First cylinder (1-522, default 1): 1
Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (1-522, default 522): 100M

Command (m for help): p

Disk /dev/sdb: 4294 MB, 4294967296 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 522 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1               1         100      803218+  83  Linux

Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered!

Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.

[root@server_2 ]# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 10.7 GB, 10737418240 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1305 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *           1        1101     8843751   83  Linux
/dev/sda2            1102        1305     1638630   82  Linux swap

Disk /dev/sdb: 4294 MB, 4294967296 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 522 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1               1         100      803218+  83  Linux

[root@server_2 ]# df -k

Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda1              8704684   4154352   4108148  51% /
none                    428440         0    428440   0% /dev/shm
.host:/               58597528  52586208   6011320  90% /mnt/hgfs

[root@server_2 ]# mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdb1

[root@server_2 ]# mkdir /gg

[root@server_2 ]# mount -t ext3 /dev/sdb1 /gg

[root@server_2 ]# df -k

Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda1              8704684   4154352   4108148  51% /
none                    428440         0    428440   0% /dev/shm
.host:/               58597528  52586352   6011176  90% /mnt/hgfs
/dev/sdb1               790556     17216    733180   3% /gg

[root@server_2 ]# more  /etc/fstab

# This file is edited by fstab-sync - see 'man fstab-sync' for details
LABEL=/                 /                       ext3    defaults        1 1
none                    /dev/pts                devpts  gid=5,mode=620  0 0
none                    /dev/shm                tmpfs   defaults        0 0
none                    /proc                   proc    defaults        0 0
none                    /sys                    sysfs   defaults        0 0
LABEL=SWAP-sda2         swap                    swap    defaults        0 0
# Beginning of the block added by the VMware software
.host:/                 /mnt/hgfs               vmhgfs  defaults,ttl=5     0 0
# End of the block added by the VMware software
/dev/hdc                /media/cdrom            auto    pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0
/dev/fd0                /media/floppy           auto    pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0
/dev/sdb1                /gg                    ext3    defaults        1 1