Linux Storage Management: Adding A New Disk In Oracle VirtualBox

 To simulate a real world scenario often times you have to add components to your virtualize Linux operating system.  In this post we are going to add a new disk to our virtual machine in Oracle's VirtualBox.  

Here are the steps to adding a new disk to a VM:

1.  Right click on your virtual machine and select settings then select "Storage", the power must be off.  Click on the second icon next to the "Controller: SATA" section

2. On the next dialog click on the "Create" icon

3. Click "Next"

4. Click "Next"

5. Type in a name for the disk and then click "Create"

6. Select the disk under "Not Attached" and then click on "Choose"

7. Now your new disk is attached to the Virtual Machine, click "OK"