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!