# Mounting the Data Drive Mount your data drive on the appliance with the `exavaultmount` tool, run from a console or SSH session. Use this command with great care — mounting the data drive incorrectly can delete your data. To mount a drive: ``` sudo exavaultmount --operation mount --destination /data --source /dev/sdb --type xfs ``` If your drive resides at a different location than `/dev/sdb`, substitute that path. More `exavaultmount` documentation is found by running: ``` sudo exavaultmount --help ``` --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.exavault.com/installing-and-upgrading-the-appliance/mounting-the-data-drive.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.