FreeBSD Mastery: Storage Essentials (IT Mastery)

FreeBSD Mastery: Storage Essentials (IT Mastery)

FreeBSD is one of the oldest and most featureful open-source Unix-like operating systems. FreeBSD Mastery: Storage Essentials takes you on a deep dive into FreeBSD’s disk management systems. <br /> <br />You’ll learn about: <br />* identifying your storage hardware <br />* the Common Access Method <br />* GEOM–FreeBSD’s powerful and flexible stackable storage system <br />* GUID Partition Tables, the modern disk partitioning standard <br />* MBR/disklabel partitioning, used by older and embedded systems <br />* avoiding common partitioning errors <br />* aligning partitions to the physical disk, for peak performance <br />* the high-performance Unix File System <br />* tuning UFS to fit your environment and load <br />* Two ways to journal filesystems, and when to use each <br />* The GELI and GBDE disk encryption systems, and when to use each <br />* Software-based disk mirroring, striping, RAID-5 and RAID-10. <br />* Custom FreeBSD installs <br /> <br />And more! <br /> <br />Don’t just configure your storage. Understand it. Get FreeBSD Mastery: Storage Essentials today!