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Chapter 16 Storage
- Table of Contents
- 16.1 Synopsis
- 16.2 Device Names
- 16.3 Adding Disks
- 16.4 RAID
- 16.5 USB Storage Devices
- 16.6 Creating and Using Optical Media (CDs)
- 16.7 Creating and Using Optical Media (DVDs)
- 16.8 Creating and Using Floppy Disks
- 16.9 Creating and Using Data Tapes
- 16.10 Backups to Floppies
- 16.11 Backup Basics
- 16.12 Network, Memory, and File-Backed File Systems
- 16.13 File System Snapshots
- 16.14 File System Quotas
- 16.15 Encrypting Disk Partitions
16.1 Synopsis
This chapter covers the use of disks in FreeBSD. This includes memory-backed disks, network-attached disks, standard SCSI/IDE storage devices, and devices using the USB interface.
After reading this chapter, you will know:
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The terminology FreeBSD uses to describe the organization of data on a physical disk (partitions and slices).
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How to add additional hard disks to your system.
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How to configure FreeBSD to use USB storage devices.
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How to set up virtual file systems, such as memory disks.
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How to use quotas to limit disk space usage.
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How to encrypt disks to secure them against attackers.
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How to create and burn CDs and DVDs on FreeBSD.
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The various storage media options for backups.
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How to use backup programs available under FreeBSD.
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How to backup to floppy disks.
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What snapshots are and how to use them efficiently.
Before reading this chapter, you should:
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Know how to configure and install a new FreeBSD kernel (Chapter 8).
This, and other documents, can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/doc/.
For questions about FreeBSD, read the documentation before contacting <questions@FreeBSD.org>.
For questions about this documentation, e-mail <doc@FreeBSD.org>.
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