- Verify new devices.
- Verify device files and the driver.
- Create device files manually.
- Partition disk devices.
- Create physical volumes for new disk drives.
- Create volume groups for the new physical volumes.
- Create logical volumes for the new disk devices.
- Create file systems.
- Set device parameters.
- Create mount directories.
- Mount and verify the systems.
- Set and verify auto-mount parameters.
- Install additional online devices.