Absolute FreeBSD, 3rd Edition: The Complete Guide to FreeBSD

Absolute FreeBSD, 3rd Edition: The Complete Guide to FreeBSD

<b>This updated edition of Michael W. Lucas' definitive volume on FreeBSD-based systems adds coverage of modern disks, the ZFS filesystem IPv6, redesigned jail and packaging systems, and virtualization, among dozens of new features added in the last 10 years.</b><br /><br />FreeBSD is the muscle behind companies like Netflix and EMC. Any place where someone does heavy lifting on the Internet, you'll find FreeBSD. This newly revised edition of <i>Absolute FreeBSD</i> brings FreeBSD's strengths to bear on your problems and covers FreeBSD's newest features, all in the inimitable style that has made author Michael W. Lucas' system administration books so popular.<br /><br />Any computer system is only as good as the system administrator's knowledge. <i>Absolute FreeBSD</i> teaches you everything you need to know about managing FreeBSD systems, from installation, configuration, and taking the system from "just working" to "working well." A cohesive focus on service delivery and best practice means that you can apply much of the book to other operating systems.<br /><i></i><br /><i>Absolute FreeBSD </i>dives deep into server management, taking you beyond just making things work and into understanding why they work.<br /><br />You'll learn:<br />  •  How to best install FreeBSD to meet your needs<br />  •  Which filesystem to use in your environment<br />  •  How to back up and restore critical data<br />  •  How to tweak the kernel, and when not to<br />  •  Network configuration, from activating interfaces to selecting congestion control algorithms<br />  •  How to manage UFS, ZFS, and other critical filesystems<br />  •  FreeBSD's software packaging system, including how to build your own package repository<br />  •  How and when to upgrade<br />  •  Techniques to build your own FreeBSD<br />  •  Advanced security features like blacklistd and packet filtering<br />  •  How to monitor and adjust performance<br />  •  Container-style virtualization with jails<br />  •  Diskless systems<br />  •  Panic management and bug reporting<br /><br />With <i>Absolute FreeBSD</i> readers will get the solid introduction they need while fans of the earlier editions will expand their skills even further.