Skill

Manage Storage in a Linux Environment

February 2020 with Shawn Powers

Join Shawn Powers as he teaches you how to configure new storage, manage existing storage, and repair damaged devices on a Linux system.

Gain an understanding of partitioning, formatting, and managing large storage arrays with RAID and LVM.

This skill is part of a series that will prepare you for CompTIA's XK0-004 exam, the one exam that must be passed to receive the Linux+ certification.

Recommended Experience

Basic familiarity with Linux
Ability to create and manage virtual machines

Recommended Equipment

Virtualization platform supporting 64bit systems

Related Certifications

CompTIA Linux+ Certification

Related Job Functions

System administrator
Network administrator
Technician
DevOps

Shawn Powers has been a CBT Nuggets trainer since 2009 and his areas of expertise include Linux and Chef technologies. He's earned LPIC-1 and CompTIA Linux+ certifications, and is an associate editor for Linux Journal.

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Videos in this skill

1. Understanding GPT and MBR (5:27)
2. Filesystem Hierarchy (7:40)
3. Creating Partitions (5:33)
4. Formatting a Partition with Various Filesystems (5:05)
5. Mounting Partitions Manually and at Boot (5:56)
6. Checking and Scanning Linux Filesystems (6:22)
7. Understanding LVM (6:09)
8. Creating an LVM System (5:02)
9. RAID Levels (5:47)
10. Configuring RAID Array with mdadm (7:39)

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