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Linux+ System Management: Manage Advanced Linux Filesystems

In this lab, you’ll practice the configuration of multiple advanced storage technologies including LVM, software RAID, NFS, Samba, and iSCSI. When you finish, you’ll have the necessary skills and knowledge to display and configure these technologies in a real setting.

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Level
Beginner
Last updated
Jul 30, 2025
Duration
1h 30m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Get Started in the Lab Environment

    Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!

  2. Challenge

    Use the Logical Volume Manager (LVM)

    To start, you’ll set up physical storage using the Logical Volume Manager (LVM) on the lab's server machine.

  3. Challenge

    Set Up Linux Software RAID

    You’ll learn about Linux software RAID, and how it can be configured.

  4. Challenge

    Enable Network File System (NFS)

    There is also a client lab machine, and you will use is as well to learn about the Network File System (NFS), and how to set up both the server and client sides to share files.

  5. Challenge

    Share with Samba

    The client and server machines will again be used, but in this challenge you're learn how to set things up using Samba.

  6. Challenge

    Connect Using iSCSI

    Finally, you’ll learn about iSCSI and how it can be used within an IP based Storage Area Network (SAN).

  7. Challenge

    The Last Challenge

    Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.

About the author

Sean Wilkins is an accomplished networking consultant and writer for infoDispersion (www.infodispersion.com) who has been in the IT field for over 20 years working with several large enterprises.

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