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Oracle Linux Cookbook

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Product type Book
Published in Jan 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803249285
Pages 548 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Authors (3):
Erik Benner Erik Benner
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Erik B. Thomsen Erik B. Thomsen
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Jonathan Spindel Jonathan Spindel
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters close

Preface 1. Chapter 1: Oracle Linux 8 – Get It? Got It? Good! 2. Chapter 2: Installing with and without Automation Magic 3. Chapter 3: Exploring the Various Boot Options and Kernels in Oracle Linux 4. Chapter 4: Creating and Managing Single-Instance Filesystems 5. Chapter 5: Software Management with DNF 6. Chapter 6: Eliminating All the SPOFs! An Exercise in Redundancy 7. Chapter 7: Oracle Linux 8 – Patching Doesn’t Have to Mean Rebooting 8. Chapter 8: DevOps Automation Tools – Terraform, Ansible, Packer, and More 9. Chapter 9: Keeping the Data Safe – Securing a System 10. Chapter 10: Revisiting Modules and AppStreams 11. Chapter 11: Lions, Tigers, and Containers – Oh My! Podman and Friends 12. Chapter 12: Navigating Ansible Waters 13. Chapter 13: Let’s All Go to the Cloud 14. Index 15. Other Books You May Enjoy

Playing with logical volume management

When it comes to filesystems, one of the biggest issues is their inflexibility when it comes to storage. Creating a volume on a disk means the space is locked in for the volume, which also locks in the size of the filesystem. However, Logical Volume Manager (LVM) provides a solution to this problem. LVM is a widely used tool in the field of computer storage management that acts as a layer of abstraction between physical storage devices, such as hard drives or SSDs, and the OS. This enables the flexible and efficient management of storage resources. LVM is especially valuable for Linux systems, as it offers a flexible and scalable storage management solution.

With LVM, administrators can dynamically allocate and resize storage volumes without the need to repartition disks or disrupt the system. This flexibility is particularly useful in environments where storage requirements change frequently or where efficient resource allocation is needed...

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