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Hands-on Lab: Btrfs file system

Lenz Grimmer, Senior Product Manager, Oracle Linux
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 Preparing for the lab

•  Have the Oracle Linux virtual appliance up and running

•  Ideally from the initial imported state
•  Two additional empty virtual hard disk drives (sdb & sdc)
•  Have a terminal/shell open to enter the commands

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 Btrfs file system

•  Btrfs: the next generation of Linux file systems

•  Advanced functionality
–  Snapshots
–  Subvolumes
–  Data integrity: RAID, checksums
–  Integrated compression
–  Integrated volume management

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 Btrfs: Related Documentation

•  Oracle Linux 6 Administrator‘s Solutions Guide:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/linux/
documentation/
•  Getting started with the Btrfs file system for Oracle Linux:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/servers-storage-admin/
gettingstarted-btrfs-1695246.html
•  Advanced Btrfs Capabilities:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/servers-storage-admin/
advanced-btrfs-1734952.html

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 Hands-on lab: Btrfs

•  Basics: Creating and mounting a Btrfs file system

•  Snapshots of files and subvolumes
•  Mirroring/striping
•  Growing a volume

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