The Linux Sysadmins Guide to Virtual Disks - From the Basics to the Advanced

The Linux Sysadmins Guide to Virtual Disks - From the Basics to the Advanced

This book demonstrates the core concepts of virtual disk management. Topics include helper utilities, disk formats, troubleshooting tips, performance considerations, and comprehensive appendices.

Publication date: 03 Mar 2016

ISBN-10: n/a

ISBN-13: 978069264121

Paperback: 79 pages

Views: 6,085

Type: Book

Publisher: Lulu.com

License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International

Post time: 19 Nov 2016 05:00:00

The Linux Sysadmins Guide to Virtual Disks - From the Basics to the Advanced

The Linux Sysadmins Guide to Virtual Disks - From the Basics to the Advanced This book demonstrates the core concepts of virtual disk management. Topics include helper utilities, disk formats, troubleshooting tips, performance considerations, and comprehensive appendices.
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Publication date: 03 Mar 2016
ISBN-10: n/a
ISBN-13: 978069264121
Paperback: 79 pages
Views: 6,085
Document Type: Book
Publisher: Lulu.com
License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
Post time: 19 Nov 2016 05:00:00
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Bielawa wrote:The Linux Sysadmin's Guide to Virtual Disks demonstrates the core concepts of virtual disk management. Real-world problems are covered in this book's "Cookbook" section. Included are examples across the difficulty spectrum, from the basic printing of a disk's meta-data, to cloning physical disks into virtual disks. Disk format conversion and disk resizing are both covered in-depth.

Topics include, the Virtual disk cookbook, helper utilities, disk formats, troubleshooting, and performance considerations.

The Linux Sysadmin's Guide to Virtual Disks is written in a tone that is approachable to both newcomers, and experienced veterans.  No matter what your experience level, you're guaranteed to learn something new.

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Tim Bielawa is an all-around geek. A System Admin/Coder at Red Hat by day, and open source hacker by night (and sometimes during the day, too), Tim has been involved in open source projects and communities for over a decade. When he's not writing documentation you can find Tim blogging, coding, tweeting, or enjoying some fancy beers.

Tim Bielawa

Tim Bielawa is an all-around geek. A System Admin/Coder at Red Hat by day, and open source hacker by night (and sometimes during the day, too), Tim has been involved in open source projects and communities for over a decade. When he's not writing documentation you can find Tim blogging, coding, tweeting, or enjoying some fancy beers.


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