This topic describes how to move a disk that uses the New Technology File System (NTFS) between a Linux instance and a Windows instance without changing the file system of the disk. Common file systems for Linux include XFS, EXT3, and EXT4. Common file systems for Windows include NTFS and FAT32.
Procedure
Scenario 1: Detach an NTFS disk from a Windows instance and attach it to a Linux instance
In the ECS console, detach the disk from the Windows instance.
For more information, see Detach a data disk.
You can attach the disk to a Linux instance.
For more information, see Attach a data disk.
Connect to the Linux instance.
For more information, see Log on to a Linux instance using Workbench.
Run the following command to install the component that enables NTFS file system support on Linux.
yum -y install ntfs-3gThe output is similar to the following.
Run the following command to mount the disk.
mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/vdb1 /mnt/Run the following command to verify that the disk is mounted.
df -hTThe output is similar to the following. In this example, /dev/vdb1 is used.
Run the following command to verify that the test data from the Windows instance exists.
ls /mnt/The output is similar to the following.
Scenario 2: Detach an NTFS disk from a Linux instance and attach it to a Windows instance
In the ECS console, detach the disk from the Linux instance.
For more information, see Detach a data disk.
Attach the disk to a Windows instance.
For more information, see Attach a data disk.
Connect to the Windows instance.
For more information, see Log on to a Windows instance using Workbench.
Click Start > Administrative Tools > Computer Management.
Click Storage > Disk Management. Right-click the attached disk, such as Disk 1, and select Online from the pop-up menu.
Verify that the test data from the Linux instance is present, and then write new test data to the disk. You can repeat the steps in Scenario 1 to reattach the disk to the Linux instance and verify that the new data is readable.