CHAPTER 7
Managing Storage
In this chapter, you will learn about
• An overview of storage
• Creating partitions
• Creating filesystems
• Managing Linux filesystems
• Managing quotas
You can’t make the leap from fish to mammal, but it’s an important first step in the puzzle.
—Ralph Etienne-Cummings, John Hopkins University
This chapter introduces the elements used to construct and manage storage. Storage concepts are the foundations for file, block, and object storage systems. You will also learn how to create encrypted filesystems and quotas for users and groups.
An Overview of Storage
A new disk is a large storage space. Partitions are used to allocate the whole or portions of the drive into logical storage spaces (see Figure 7-1 ...
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