Add new disc linux host vmware

Scan all existing hosts with a one-liner:

for host in /sys/class/scsi_host/*; do echo "- - -" | sudo tee $host/scan; ls /dev/sd* ; done


fdisk /dev/sdb
m to menu
n to new partition
w to write

mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdb1 to format

Resize disc: 

To make the kernel aware, one can issue the following command as root:

echo 1 > /sys/class/block/sdb/device/rescan

parted /dev/sdb

print

resizepart 1 

quit parted

sudo partprobe 

Resize File system 

umount /dev/block_device
e2fsck -f /dev/block_device
resize2fs /dev/block_device