How to do it...

  1. Create a volume:
      aws ec2 create-volume --availability-zone us-east-1a
Take note of the returned VolumeId in the response. It will start with vol- followed by alphanumeric characters.
  1. Attach the volume to the instance, using the volume ID noted in the last step and the instance ID you started with:
      aws ec2 attach-volume \        --volume-id <your-volume-id> \        --instance-id <your-instance-id> \        --device /dev/sdf
  1. On the instance itself, mount the volume device:
      mount /dev/xvdf /mnt/volume

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