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    FreeBSD Mastery: Storage Essentials

    By Michael W. Lucas

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    About this ebook

    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.

    You’ll learn about:

    * identifying your storage hardware
    * the Common Access Method
    * GEOM–FreeBSD’s powerful and flexible stackable storage system
    * GUID Partition Tables, the modern disk partitioning standard
    * MBR/disklabel partitioning, used by older and embedded systems
    * avoiding common partitioning errors
    * aligning partitions to the physical disk, for peak performance
    * the high-performance Unix File System
    * tuning UFS to fit your environment and load
    * Two ways to journal filesystems, and when to use each
    * The GELI and GBDE disk encryption systems, and when to use each
    * Software-based disk mirroring, striping, RAID-5 and RAID-10.
    * Custom FreeBSD installs

    And more!

    Don’t just configure your storage. Understand it. Get FreeBSD Mastery: Storage Essentials today!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTilted Windmill Press
    Release dateNov 23, 2014
    ISBN9781310807657
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    FreeBSD Mastery: Storage Essentials
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    Michael W. Lucas

    Michael W Lucas lives in Detroit, Michigan. He is the author of several critically-acclaimed nonfiction books and assorted short stories. His interests include martial arts and Michigan history.

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    • 5/5
      If you use FreeBSD you need to read this book. Its the most complete file system documentation concentrated in a book.
      The writing style is entertaining and not boring like other file system books. Highly recommended!