You're reading from Mastering Ubuntu Server Gain expertise in the art of deploying, configuring, managing, and troubleshooting Ubuntu Server

Product type Paperback

Published in Dec 2020

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800564640

Length 702 pages

Edition 3rd Edition

Tools

Ubuntu Server

Concepts

System Administration

Author (1):

Jay LaCroix

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Table of Contents (26) Chapters

Preface

1. Deploying Ubuntu Server

2. Managing Users and Permissions FREE CHAPTER

3. Managing Software Packages

4. Navigating and Essential Commands

5. Managing Files and Directories

6. Boosting Your Command-line Efficiency

7. Controlling and Managing Processes

8. Monitoring System Resources

9. Managing Storage Volumes

10. Connecting to Networks

11. Setting Up Network Services

12. Sharing and Transferring Files

13. Managing Databases

14. Serving Web Content

15. Automating Server Configuration with Ansible

16. Virtualization

17. Running Containers

18. Container Orchestration

19. Deploying Ubuntu in the Cloud

20. Automating Cloud Deployments with Terraform

21. Securing Your Server

22. Troubleshooting Ubuntu Servers

23. Preventing Disasters

24. Another Book You May Enjoy

25. Index

Backing up and restoring volumes

Since we're dealing with servers, the data that's being stored on our storage devices is no doubt going to be extremely important. While it's normal to have a few test servers for use as test subjects in a typical environment, our servers usually exist to carry out a very important task. I can tell you from first-hand experience, never put too much trust in storage devices. In fact, I recommend not trusting them at all. I consider all storage to be temporary, as hard drives can and do break. If your important data is only stored on one device, it's not safe. In this section, I'm going to discuss some very important topics around backups.

First, consider RAID volumes. We haven't discussed them in this chapter because while the technology can still be beneficial, it's not as popular as it once was. Don't get me wrong, there's still a place for RAID, but it's just not as popular as it used to be (especially...