WT2015: Linux Filesystems: Part1/2: Disks, Partitions, Super Blocks, inode tables, etc
Channel: David Mandel
Date: 2015-02-14

Description: Discussion of Disks, Partitions, Super Blocks, inode tables, and a few of the commands used to manipulate these.
Topics Covered include:
  -  MBR and GPT  (fdisk, gdisk, blkid, lsblk)
  -  mkfs and it's relatives including mkswap
  -  filesystem types (Windows vs. Unix)
  -  filesystem types - Windows (NTFS, FAT16, FAT32)
  -  filesystem types - DVDs (iso9660, udf, Joliet)
  -  filesystem types - Unix (ext2, ext3, ext4, reiserfs, btrfs, xfs, zfs, etc)
  -  The e2 commands (e2label, tune2fs, e4defrag, dump2fs, etc.)
  -  mount and umount
  -  /etc/fstab and /etc/mtab
  -  filesystem corruption (fsck and backups)
  -  dd and it's uses in creating virtual disks and filesystems
  -  filesystem on disk, on SD, on files, etc.
  -  Advanced filesytems
     - lvm
     - raid
     - compressed filesystems
     - Unionfs

Designed to be used in: CIS 240L  (Maybe useful in CS 140U as well.)
Associated Lab:  Lab 5 – Filesystem Administration