OpenBSD Mastery: Filesystems (IT Mastery)

"Many users assume that their advanced filesystem is better than UFS because they have so many features—snapshots, checksums, compression, sophisticated caching algorithms, and so on—while all UFS has ever done is muck about putting data on disk. But, conversely, UFS users believe their filesystem is better for exactly the same reasons."—Hitchhikers Guide to OpenBSDDisk management is the core of system administration. Nobody can tell you how large that database is going to grow or how many files that archive must eventually support, but for everything else there’s OpenBSD Mastery: Filesystems. This guide takes you through the latest in OpenBSD storage management, including:OpenBSD’s cross-platform storage stackMBR, GPT, and disklabel partitionsThe Unix File SystemGrowing, removing, and repairing filesystemsMemory file systemsThe Buffer CacheWhy you need swap, and how to live with itCoping with FAT, NTFS, EXT, and moreThe Network File SystemiSCSISoftware RAIDEncrypted filesystemsEncrypted installsAnd more! Partition yourself for success and grab OpenBSD Mastery: Filesystems now. Read more