203.2 - Maintaining a Linux filesystem​

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Description: Candidates should be able to properly maintain a Linux filesystem using system utilities. This objective includes manipulating standard filesystems and monitoring SMART devices.

Key Knowledge Areas:

Tools and utilities to manipulate and ext2, ext3 and ext4

Tools and utilities to perform basic Btrfs operations, including subvolumes and snapshots

Tools and utilities to manipulate XFS

Awareness of ZFS

Terms and Utilities:

mkfs (mkfs.*)

mkswap

fsck (fsck.*)

tune2fs, dumpe2fs and debugfs

btrfs, btrfs-convert

xfs_info, xfs_check, xfs_repair, xfsdump and xfsrestore

smartd, smartctl