What you'll learn

Create partitions
Backing up the partition table
Resize partitions
Managing LVM volumes
Creating LVM rollback and roll-forward snapshots
Extending and shrinking LVM volume groups
Replacing physical volumes in LVM volume groups
Creating Linux file systems
Managing swap
Creating RAID arrays using LVM
Backing up and restoring files and file systems

Requirements

Linux to run a linux virtual machine (VM)
Internet Connectivity
15 - 20 GB available disk space

Description

Master disk systems and system backup techniques for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)-one of the most popular Linux distributions. Computer science instructor and Linux enthusiast Grant McWilliams covers creating and resizing BIOS and GPT partitions, optimizing and repairing EXT and XFS file systems, and reaping the advantages of volume management using LVM. Learn how to increase or shrink existing logical volumes as well as replace physical drives in volume groups. Grant also shows how to create RAID 0 and RAID 5 arrays, and use snapshots to back up and restore a Linux system. He also uses merge snapshots to roll back a system disk image. Plus, learn alternate backup methods with tar, the xz compressor, and dump and restore commands.

Note: This course also helps you study to pass the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam-the benchmark certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Who this course is for:

Linux System Administrators