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Index Symbols /boot/ directory, The /boot/ Directory /dev/shm, df Command /etc/fstab, Converting to an ext3 File System , Mounting NFS File Systems Using /etc/fstab , Mounting a File System /etc/fstab file enabling disk quotas with, Enabling Quotas /local/directory (client configuration, mounting) NFS, Configuring NFS Client /proc /proc/devices, The /proc Virtual File System /proc/filesystems, The /proc Virtual File System /proc/mdstat, The /proc Virtual File System /proc/mounts, The /proc Virtual File System /proc/mounts/, The /proc Virtual File System /proc/partitions, The /proc Virtual File System /proc/devices virtual file system (/proc), The /proc Virtual File System /proc/filesystems virtual file system (/proc), The /proc Virtual File System /proc/mdstat virtual file system (/proc), The /proc Virtual File System /proc/mounts virtual file system (/proc), The /proc Virtual File System /proc/mounts/ virtual file system (/proc), The /proc Virtual File System /proc/partitions virtual file system (/proc), The /proc Virtual File System /remote/export (client configuration, mounting) NFS, Configuring NFS Client A adding paths to a storage device, Adding a Storage Device or Path adding/removing LUN (logical unit number), Adding/Removing a Logical Unit Through rescan-scsi-bus.sh advanced RAID device creation RAID, Creating Advanced RAID Devices allocation features ext4, The ext4 File System XFS, The XFS File System Anaconda support RAID, RAID Support in the Anaconda Installer API, Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel API API, iSCSI, iSCSI API ATA standards I/O alignment and size, ATA autofs , autofs , Configuring autofs (see also NFS) autofs version 5 NFS, Improvements in autofs Version 5 over Version 4 B backup/restoration XFS, Backing Up and Restoring XFS File Systems battery-backed write caches write barriers, Battery-Backed Write Caches bcull (cache cull limits settings) FS-Cache, Setting Cache Cull Limits binding/unbinding an iface to a portal offload and interface binding iSCSI, Binding/Unbinding an iface to a Portal block device ioctls (userspace access) I/O alignment and size, Block Device ioctls blocked device, verifying Fibre Channel modifying link loss behavior, Fibre Channel brun (cache cull limits settings) FS-Cache, Setting Cache Cull Limits bstop (cache cull limits settings) FS-Cache, Setting Cache Cull Limits Btrfs File System, Btrfs (Technology Preview) C cache back end FS-Cache, FS-Cache cache cull limits FS-Cache, Setting Cache Cull Limits cache limitations with NFS FS-Cache, Cache Limitations with NFS cache setup FS-Cache, Setting up a Cache cache sharing FS-Cache, Cache Sharing cachefiles FS-Cache, FS-Cache cachefilesd FS-Cache, Setting up a Cache CCW, channel command word storage considerations during installation, DASD and zFCP Devices on IBM System Z changing dev_loss_tmo Fibre Channel modifying link loss behavior, Fibre Channel Changing the read/write state Online logical units, Changing the Read/Write State of an Online Logical Unit channel command word (CCW) storage considerations during installation, DASD and zFCP Devices on IBM System Z coherency data FS-Cache, FS-Cache command timer (SCSI) Linux SCSI layer, Command Timer commands volume_key, volume_key Commands configuration discovery iSCSI, iSCSI Discovery Configuration configuring a tftp service for diskless clients diskless systems, Configuring a tftp Service for Diskless Clients configuring an Ethernet interface to use FCoE FCoE, Configuring a Fibre Channel over Ethernet Interface configuring DHCP for diskless clients diskless systems, Configuring DHCP for Diskless Clients configuring RAID sets RAID, Configuring RAID Sets controlling SCSI command timer and device status Linux SCSI layer, Controlling the SCSI Command Timer and Device Status creating ext4, Creating an ext4 File System XFS, Creating an XFS File System cumulative mode (xfsrestore) XFS, Restoration D DASD and zFCP devices on IBM System z storage considerations during installation, DASD and zFCP Devices on IBM System Z debugfs (other ext4 file system utilities) ext4, Other ext4 File System Utilities deployment solid-state disks, Solid-State Disk Deployment Guidelines deployment guidelines solid-state disks, Solid-State Disk Deployment Guidelines determining remote port states Fibre Channel modifying link loss behavior, Fibre Channel dev directory, The /dev/ Directory device status Linux SCSI layer, Device States device-mapper multipathing, DM Multipath devices, removing, Removing a Storage Device dev_loss_tmo Fibre Channel modifying link loss behavior, Fibre Channel dev_loss_tmo, changing Fibre Channel modifying link loss behavior, Fibre Channel df, df Command DHCP, configuring diskless systems, Configuring DHCP for Diskless Clients DIF/DIX-enabled block devices storage considerations during installation, Block Devices with DIF/DIX Enabled direct map support (autofs version 5) NFS, Improvements in autofs Version 5 over Version 4 directories /boot/, The /boot/ Directory /dev/, The /dev/ Directory /etc/, The /etc/ Directory /mnt/, The /mnt/ Directory /opt/, The /opt/ Directory /proc/, The /proc/ Directory /srv/, The /srv/ Directory /sys/, The /sys/ Directory /usr/, The /usr/ Directory /var/, The /var/ Directory dirty logs (repairing XFS file systems) XFS, Repairing an XFS File System disabling NOP-Outs iSCSI configuration, iSCSI Root disabling write caches write barriers, Disabling Write Caches discovery iSCSI, iSCSI Discovery Configuration disk quotas, Disk Quotas additional resources, Disk Quota References assigning per file system, Setting the Grace Period for Soft Limits assigning per group, Assigning Quotas per Group assigning per user, Assigning Quotas per User disabling, Enabling and Disabling enabling, Configuring Disk Quotas , Enabling and Disabling /etc/fstab, modifying, Enabling Quotas creating quota files, Creating the Quota Database Files quotacheck, running, Creating the Quota Database Files grace period, Assigning Quotas per User hard limit, Assigning Quotas per User management of, Managing Disk Quotas quotacheck command, using to check, Keeping Quotas Accurate reporting, Reporting on Disk Quotas soft limit, Assigning Quotas per User disk storage (see disk quotas) parted (see parted) diskless systems DHCP, configuring, Configuring DHCP for Diskless Clients exported file systems, Configuring an Exported File System for Diskless Clients network booting service, Setting up a Remote Diskless System remote diskless systems, Setting up a Remote Diskless System required packages, Setting up a Remote Diskless System tftp service, configuring, Configuring a tftp Service for Diskless Clients dm-multipath iSCSI configuration, iSCSI Settings with dm-multipath dmraid RAID, dmraid dmraid (configuring RAID sets) RAID, dmraid drivers (native), Fibre Channel, Native Fibre Channel Drivers and Capabilities du, du Command dump levels XFS, Backup E e2fsck, Reverting to an Ext2 File System e2image (other ext4 file system utilities) ext4, Other ext4 File System Utilities e2label ext4, Other ext4 File System Utilities e2label (other ext4 file system utilities) ext4, Other ext4 File System Utilities enablind/disabling write barriers, Enabling and Disabling Write Barriers enhanced LDAP support (autofs version 5) NFS, Improvements in autofs Version 5 over Version 4 error messages write barriers, Enabling and Disabling Write Barriers etc directory, The /etc/ Directory expert mode (xfs_quota) XFS, XFS Quota Management exported file systems diskless systems, Configuring an Exported File System for Diskless Clients ext2 reverting from ext3, Reverting to an Ext2 File System ext3 converting from ext2, Converting to an ext3 File System creating, Creating an ext3 File System features, The ext3 File System ext4 allocation features, The ext4 File System creating, Creating an ext4 File System debugfs (other ext4 file system utilities), Other ext4 File System Utilities e2image (other ext4 file system utilities), Other ext4 File System Utilities e2label, Other ext4 File System Utilities e2label (other ext4 file system utilities), Other ext4 File System Utilities file system types, The ext4 File System fsync(), The ext4 File System main features, The ext4 File System mkfs.ext4, Creating an ext4 File System mounting, Mounting an ext4 File System nobarrier mount option, Mounting an ext4 File System other file system utilities, Other ext4 File System Utilities quota (other ext4 file system utilities), Other ext4 File System Utilities resize2fs (resizing ext4), Resizing an ext4 File System resizing, Resizing an ext4 File System stride (specifying stripe geometry), Creating an ext4 File System stripe geometry, Creating an ext4 File System stripe-width (specifying stripe geometry), Creating an ext4 File System tune2fs (mounting), Mounting an ext4 File System write barriers, Mounting an ext4 File System F FCoE configuring an Ethernet interface to use FCoE, Configuring a Fibre Channel over Ethernet Interface Fibre Channel over Ethernet, Configuring a Fibre Channel over Ethernet Interface required packages, Configuring a Fibre Channel over Ethernet Interface FHS, Overview of Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) , FHS Organization (see also file system) Fibre Channel online storage, Fibre Channel Fibre Channel API, Fibre Channel API Fibre Channel drivers (native), Native Fibre Channel Drivers and Capabilities Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE, Configuring a Fibre Channel over Ethernet Interface file system FHS standard, FHS Organization hierarchy, Overview of Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) organization, FHS Organization structure, File System Structure and Maintenance File System Btrfs, Btrfs (Technology Preview) file system types ext4, The ext4 File System GFS2, Global File System 2 XFS, The XFS File System file systems, Gathering File System Information ext2 (see ext2) ext3 (see ext3) findmnt (command) listing mounts, Listing Currently Mounted File Systems FS-Cache bcull (cache cull limits settings), Setting Cache Cull Limits brun (cache cull limits settings), Setting Cache Cull Limits bstop (cache cull limits settings), Setting Cache Cull Limits cache back end, FS-Cache cache cull limits, Setting Cache Cull Limits cache sharing, Cache Sharing cachefiles, FS-Cache cachefilesd, Setting up a Cache coherency data, FS-Cache indexing keys, FS-Cache NFS (cache limitations with), Cache Limitations with NFS NFS (using with), Using the Cache with NFS performance guarantee, Performance Guarantee setting up a cache, Setting up a Cache statistical information (tracking), Statistical Information tune2fs (setting up a cache), Setting up a Cache fsync() ext4, The ext4 File System XFS, The XFS File System G GFS2 file system types, Global File System 2 gfs2.ko, Global File System 2 maximum size, Global File System 2 GFS2 file system maximum size, Global File System 2 gfs2.ko GFS2, Global File System 2 Global File System 2 file system types, Global File System 2 gfs2.ko, Global File System 2 maximum size, Global File System 2 gquota/gqnoenforce XFS, XFS Quota Management H Hardware RAID (see RAID) hardware RAID controller drivers RAID, Linux Hardware RAID Controller Drivers hierarchy, file system, Overview of Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) high-end arrays write barriers, High-End Arrays host Fibre Channel API, Fibre Channel API how write barriers work write barriers, How Write Barriers Work I I/O alignment and size, Storage I/O Alignment and Size ATA standards, ATA block device ioctls (userspace access), Block Device ioctls Linux I/O stack, Storage I/O Alignment and Size logical_block_size, Userspace Access LVM, Logical Volume Manager READ CAPACITY(16), SCSI SCSI standards, SCSI stacking I/O parameters, Stacking I/O Parameters storage access parameters, Parameters for Storage Access sysfs interface (userspace access), sysfs Interface tools (for partitioning and other file system functions), Partition and File System Tools userspace access, Userspace Access I/O parameters stacking I/O alignment and size, Stacking I/O Parameters iface (configuring for iSCSI offload) offload and interface binding iSCSI, Configuring an iface for iSCSI Offload iface binding/unbinding offload and interface binding iSCSI, Binding/Unbinding an iface to a Portal iface configurations, viewing offload and interface binding iSCSI, Viewing Available iface Configurations iface for software iSCSI offload and interface binding iSCSI, Configuring an iface for Software iSCSI iface settings offload and interface binding iSCSI, Viewing Available iface Configurations importance of write barriers write barriers, Importance of Write Barriers increasing file system size XFS, Increasing the Size of an XFS File System indexing keys FS-Cache, FS-Cache individual user volume_key, Using volume_key as an Individual User initiator implementations offload and interface binding iSCSI, Viewing Available iface Configurations installation storage configurations channel command word (CCW), DASD and zFCP Devices on IBM System Z DASD and zFCP devices on IBM System z, DASD and zFCP Devices on IBM System Z DIF/DIX-enabled block devices, Block Devices with DIF/DIX Enabled iSCSI detection and configuration, iSCSI Detection and Configuration LUKS/dm-crypt, encrypting block devices using, Encrypting Block Devices Using LUKS separate partitions (for /home, /opt, /usr/local), Separate Partitions for /home, /opt, /usr/local stale BIOS RAID metadata, Stale BIOS RAID Metadata updates, Storage Considerations During Installation what's new, Storage Considerations During Installation installer support RAID, RAID Support in the Anaconda Installer interactive operation (xfsrestore) XFS, Restoration interconnects (scanning) iSCSI, Scanning iSCSI Interconnects introduction, Overview iSCSI discovery, iSCSI Discovery Configuration configuration, iSCSI Discovery Configuration record types, iSCSI Discovery Configuration offload and interface binding, Configuring iSCSI Offload and Interface Binding binding/unbinding an iface to a portal, Binding/Unbinding an iface to a Portal iface (configuring for iSCSI offload), Configuring an iface for iSCSI Offload iface configurations, viewing, Viewing Available iface Configurations iface for software iSCSI, Configuring an iface for Software iSCSI iface settings, Viewing Available iface Configurations initiator implementations, Viewing Available iface Configurations software iSCSI, Configuring an iface for Software iSCSI viewing available iface configurations, Viewing Available iface Configurations scanning interconnects, Scanning iSCSI Interconnects software iSCSI, Configuring an iface for Software iSCSI targets, Logging in to an iSCSI Target logging in, Logging in to an iSCSI Target iSCSI API, iSCSI API iSCSI detection and configuration storage considerations during installation, iSCSI Detection and Configuration iSCSI logical unit, resizing, Resizing an iSCSI Logical Unit iSCSI root iSCSI configuration, iSCSI Root K known issues adding/removing LUN (logical unit number), Known Issues with rescan-scsi-bus.sh L lazy mount/unmount support (autofs version 5) NFS, Improvements in autofs Version 5 over Version 4 levels RAID, RAID Levels and Linear Support limit (xfs_quota expert mode) XFS, XFS Quota Management linear RAID RAID, RAID Levels and Linear Support Linux I/O stack I/O alignment and size, Storage I/O Alignment and Size logging in iSCSI targets, Logging in to an iSCSI Target logical_block_size I/O alignment and size, Userspace Access LUKS/dm-crypt, encrypting block devices using storage considerations during installation, Encrypting Block Devices Using LUKS LUN (logical unit number) adding/removing, Adding/Removing a Logical Unit Through rescan-scsi-bus.sh known issues, Known Issues with rescan-scsi-bus.sh required packages, Adding/Removing a Logical Unit Through rescan-scsi-bus.sh rescan-scsi-bus.sh, Adding/Removing a Logical Unit Through rescan-scsi-bus.sh LVM I/O alignment and size, Logical Volume Manager M main features ext4, The ext4 File System XFS, The XFS File System maximum size GFS2, Global File System 2 maximum size, GFS2 file system, Global File System 2 mdadm (configuring RAID sets) RAID, mdadm mdraid RAID, mdraid mirroring RAID, RAID Levels and Linear Support mkfs , Formatting and Labeling the Partition mkfs.ext4 ext4, Creating an ext4 File System mkfs.xfs XFS, Creating an XFS File System mnt directory, The /mnt/ Directory modifying link loss behavior, Modifying Link Loss Behavior Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel mount (client configuration) NFS, Configuring NFS Client mount (command), Using the mount Command listing mounts, Listing Currently Mounted File Systems mounting a file system, Mounting a File System moving a mount point, Moving a Mount Point options, Specifying the Mount Options shared subtrees, Sharing Mounts private mount, Sharing Mounts shared mount, Sharing Mounts slave mount, Sharing Mounts unbindable mount, Sharing Mounts mounting, Mounting a File System ext4, Mounting an ext4 File System XFS, Mounting an XFS File System moving a mount point, Moving a Mount Point multiple master map entries per autofs mount point (autofs version 5) NFS, Improvements in autofs Version 5 over Version 4 N native Fibre Channel drivers, Native Fibre Channel Drivers and Capabilities network booting service diskless systems, Setting up a Remote Diskless System Network File System (see NFS) NFS /etc/fstab , Mounting NFS File Systems Using /etc/fstab /local/directory (client configuration, mounting), Configuring NFS Client /remote/export (client configuration, mounting), Configuring NFS Client additional resources, NFS References installed documentation, Installed Documentation related books, Related Books useful websites, Useful Websites autofs augmenting, Overriding or Augmenting Site Configuration Files configuration, Configuring autofs LDAP, Using LDAP to Store Automounter Maps autofs version 5, Improvements in autofs Version 5 over Version 4 client autofs , autofs configuration, Configuring NFS Client mount options, Common NFS Mount Options condrestart, Starting and Stopping the NFS Server configuration with firewall, Running NFS Behind a Firewall direct map support (autofs version 5), Improvements in autofs Version 5 over Version 4 enhanced LDAP support (autofs version 5), Improvements in autofs Version 5 over Version 4 FS-Cache, Using the Cache with NFS hostname formats, Hostname Formats how it works, Introduction to NFS introducing, Network File System (NFS) lazy mount/unmount support (autofs version 5), Improvements in autofs Version 5 over Version 4 mount (client configuration), Configuring NFS Client multiple master map entries per autofs mount point (autofs version 5), Improvements in autofs Version 5 over Version 4 options (client configuration, mounting), Configuring NFS Client overriding/augmenting site configuration files (autofs), Configuring autofs proper nsswitch configuration (autofs version 5), use of, Improvements in autofs Version 5 over Version 4 RDMA, Enabling NFS over RDMA (NFSoRDMA) reloading, Starting and Stopping the NFS Server required services, Required Services restarting, Starting and Stopping the NFS Server rfc2307bis (autofs), Using LDAP to Store Automounter Maps rpcbind , NFS and rpcbind security, Securing NFS file permissions, File Permissions NFSv3 host access, NFS Security with AUTH_SYS and Export Controls NFSv4 host access, NFS Security with AUTH_GSS server (client configuration, mounting), Configuring NFS Client server configuration, Configuring the NFS Server /etc/exports , The /etc/exports Configuration File exportfs command, The exportfs Command exportfs command with NFSv4, Using exportfs with NFSv4 starting, Starting and Stopping the NFS Server status, Starting and Stopping the NFS Server stopping, Starting and Stopping the NFS Server storing automounter maps, using LDAP to store (autofs), Overriding or Augmenting Site Configuration Files TCP, Introduction to NFS troubleshooting NFS and rpcbind, Troubleshooting NFS and rpcbind UDP, Introduction to NFS write barriers, NFS NFS (cache limitations with) FS-Cache, Cache Limitations with NFS NFS (using with) FS-Cache, Using the Cache with NFS nobarrier mount option ext4, Mounting an ext4 File System XFS, Write Barriers NOP-Out requests modifying link loss iSCSI configuration, NOP-Out Interval/Timeout NOP-Outs (disabling) iSCSI configuration, iSCSI Root O offline status Linux SCSI layer, Controlling the SCSI Command Timer and Device Status offload and interface binding iSCSI, Configuring iSCSI Offload and Interface Binding Online logical units Changing the read/write state, Changing the Read/Write State of an Online Logical Unit online storage Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel overview, Online Storage Management sysfs, Online Storage Management troubleshooting, Troubleshooting Online Storage Configuration opt directory, The /opt/ Directory options (client configuration, mounting) NFS, Configuring NFS Client other file system utilities ext4, Other ext4 File System Utilities overriding/augmenting site configuration files (autofs) NFS, Configuring autofs overview, Overview online storage, Online Storage Management P Parallel NFS pNFS, pNFS parameters for storage access I/O alignment and size, Parameters for Storage Access parity RAID, RAID Levels and Linear Support parted , Partitions creating partitions, Creating a Partition overview, Partitions removing partitions, Removing a Partition resizing partitions, Resizing a Partition with fdisk selecting device, Viewing the Partition Table table of commands, Partitions viewing partition table, Viewing the Partition Table partition table viewing, Viewing the Partition Table partitions creating, Creating a Partition formatting mkfs , Formatting and Labeling the Partition removing, Removing a Partition resizing, Resizing a Partition with fdisk viewing list, Viewing the Partition Table path to storage devices, adding, Adding a Storage Device or Path path to storage devices, removing, Removing a Path to a Storage Device performance guarantee FS-Cache, Performance Guarantee persistent naming, Persistent Naming pNFS Parallel NFS, pNFS port states (remote), determining Fibre Channel modifying link loss behavior, Fibre Channel pquota/pqnoenforce XFS, XFS Quota Management private mount, Sharing Mounts proc directory, The /proc/ Directory project limits (setting) XFS, Setting Project Limits proper nsswitch configuration (autofs version 5), use of NFS, Improvements in autofs Version 5 over Version 4 Q queue_if_no_path iSCSI configuration, iSCSI Settings with dm-multipath modifying link loss iSCSI configuration, replacement_timeout quota (other ext4 file system utilities) ext4, Other ext4 File System Utilities quota management XFS, XFS Quota Management quotacheck , Creating the Quota Database Files quotacheck command checking quota accuracy with, Keeping Quotas Accurate quotaoff , Enabling and Disabling quotaon , Enabling and Disabling R RAID advanced RAID device creation, Creating Advanced RAID Devices Anaconda support, RAID Support in the Anaconda Installer configuring RAID sets, Configuring RAID Sets dmraid, dmraid dmraid (configuring RAID sets), dmraid Hardware RAID, RAID Types hardware RAID controller drivers, Linux Hardware RAID Controller Drivers installer support, RAID Support in the Anaconda Installer level 0, RAID Levels and Linear Support level 1, RAID Levels and Linear Support level 4, RAID Levels and Linear Support level 5, RAID Levels and Linear Support levels, RAID Levels and Linear Support linear RAID, RAID Levels and Linear Support mdadm (configuring RAID sets), mdadm mdraid, mdraid mirroring, RAID Levels and Linear Support parity, RAID Levels and Linear Support reasons to use, Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) Software RAID, RAID Types striping, RAID Levels and Linear Support subsystems of RAID, Linux RAID Subsystems RDMA NFS, Enabling NFS over RDMA (NFSoRDMA) READ CAPACITY(16) I/O alignment and size, SCSI record types discovery iSCSI, iSCSI Discovery Configuration Red Hat Enterprise Linux-specific file locations /etc/sysconfig/, Special Red Hat Enterprise Linux File Locations (see also sysconfig directory) /var/cache/yum, Special Red Hat Enterprise Linux File Locations /var/lib/rpm/, Special Red Hat Enterprise Linux File Locations remote diskless systems diskless systems, Setting up a Remote Diskless System remote port Fibre Channel API, Fibre Channel API remote port states, determining Fibre Channel modifying link loss behavior, Fibre Channel removing devices, Removing a Storage Device removing paths to a storage device, Removing a Path to a Storage Device repairing file system XFS, Repairing an XFS File System repairing XFS file systems with dirty logs XFS, Repairing an XFS File System replacement_timeout modifying link loss iSCSI configuration, SCSI Error Handler , replacement_timeout replacement_timeoutM iSCSI configuration, iSCSI Root report (xfs_quota expert mode) XFS, XFS Quota Management required packages adding/removing LUN (logical unit number), Adding/Removing a Logical Unit Through rescan-scsi-bus.sh diskless systems, Setting up a Remote Diskless System FCoE, Configuring a Fibre Channel over Ethernet Interface rescan-scsi-bus.sh adding/removing LUN (logical unit number), Adding/Removing a Logical Unit Through rescan-scsi-bus.sh resize2fs, Reverting to an Ext2 File System resize2fs (resizing ext4) ext4, Resizing an ext4 File System resized logical units, resizing, Resizing an Online Logical Unit resizing ext4, Resizing an ext4 File System resizing an iSCSI logical unit, Resizing an iSCSI Logical Unit resizing resized logical units, Resizing an Online Logical Unit restoring a backup XFS, Restoration rfc2307bis (autofs) NFS, Using LDAP to Store Automounter Maps rpcbind , NFS and rpcbind (see also NFS) NFS, Troubleshooting NFS and rpcbind rpcinfo , Troubleshooting NFS and rpcbind status, Starting and Stopping the NFS Server rpcinfo , Troubleshooting NFS and rpcbind running sessions, retrieving information about iSCSI API, iSCSI API running status Linux SCSI layer, Controlling the SCSI Command Timer and Device Status S scanning interconnects iSCSI, Scanning iSCSI Interconnects scanning storage interconnects, Scanning Storage Interconnects SCSI command timer Linux SCSI layer, Command Timer SCSI Error Handler modifying link loss iSCSI configuration, SCSI Error Handler SCSI standards I/O alignment and size, SCSI separate partitions (for /home, /opt, /usr/local) storage considerations during installation, Separate Partitions for /home, /opt, /usr/local server (client configuration, mounting) NFS, Configuring NFS Client setting up a cache FS-Cache, Setting up a Cache shared mount, Sharing Mounts shared subtrees, Sharing Mounts private mount, Sharing Mounts shared mount, Sharing Mounts slave mount, Sharing Mounts unbindable mount, Sharing Mounts simple mode (xfsrestore) XFS, Restoration slave mount, Sharing Mounts SMB (see SMB) software iSCSI iSCSI, Configuring an iface for Software iSCSI offload and interface binding iSCSI, Configuring an iface for Software iSCSI Software RAID (see RAID) solid-state disks deployment, Solid-State Disk Deployment Guidelines deployment guidelines, Solid-State Disk Deployment Guidelines SSD, Solid-State Disk Deployment Guidelines throughput classes, Solid-State Disk Deployment Guidelines TRIM command, Solid-State Disk Deployment Guidelines specific session timeouts, configuring iSCSI configuration, Configuring Timeouts for a Specific Session srv directory, The /srv/ Directory SSD solid-state disks, Solid-State Disk Deployment Guidelines SSM System Storage Manager, System Storage Manager (SSM) Back Ends, SSM Back Ends Installation, Installing SSM list command, Displaying Information about All Detected Devices resize command, Increasing a Volume's Size snapshot command, Snapshot stacking I/O parameters I/O alignment and size, Stacking I/O Parameters stale BIOS RAID metadata storage considerations during installation, Stale BIOS RAID Metadata statistical information (tracking) FS-Cache, Statistical Information storage access parameters I/O alignment and size, Parameters for Storage Access storage considerations during installation channel command word (CCW), DASD and zFCP Devices on IBM System Z DASD and zFCP devices on IBM System z, DASD and zFCP Devices on IBM System Z DIF/DIX-enabled block devices, Block Devices with DIF/DIX Enabled iSCSI detection and configuration, iSCSI Detection and Configuration LUKS/dm-crypt, encrypting block devices using, Encrypting Block Devices Using LUKS separate partitions (for /home, /opt, /usr/local), Separate Partitions for /home, /opt, /usr/local stale BIOS RAID metadata, Stale BIOS RAID Metadata updates, Storage Considerations During Installation what's new, Storage Considerations During Installation Storage for Virtual Machines, Storage for Virtual Machines storage interconnects, scanning, Scanning Storage Interconnects storing automounter maps, using LDAP to store (autofs) NFS, Overriding or Augmenting Site Configuration Files stride (specifying stripe geometry) ext4, Creating an ext4 File System stripe geometry ext4, Creating an ext4 File System stripe-width (specifying stripe geometry) ext4, Creating an ext4 File System striping RAID, RAID Levels and Linear Support RAID fundamentals, Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) su (mkfs.xfs sub-options) XFS, Creating an XFS File System subsystems of RAID RAID, Linux RAID Subsystems suspending XFS, Suspending an XFS File System sw (mkfs.xfs sub-options) XFS, Creating an XFS File System swap space, Swap Space creating, Adding Swap Space expanding, Adding Swap Space file creating, Creating a Swap File , Removing a Swap File LVM2 creating, Creating an LVM2 Logical Volume for Swap extending, Extending Swap on an LVM2 Logical Volume reducing, Reducing Swap on an LVM2 Logical Volume removing, Removing an LVM2 Logical Volume for Swap moving, Moving Swap Space recommended size, Swap Space removing, Removing Swap Space sys directory, The /sys/ Directory sysconfig directory, Special Red Hat Enterprise Linux File Locations sysfs overview online storage, Online Storage Management sysfs interface (userspace access) I/O alignment and size, sysfs Interface system information file systems, Gathering File System Information /dev/shm, df Command System Storage Manager SSM, System Storage Manager (SSM) Back Ends, SSM Back Ends Installation, Installing SSM list command, Displaying Information about All Detected Devices resize command, Increasing a Volume's Size snapshot command, Snapshot T targets iSCSI, Logging in to an iSCSI Target tftp service, configuring diskless systems, Configuring a tftp Service for Diskless Clients throughput classes solid-state disks, Solid-State Disk Deployment Guidelines timeouts for a specific session, configuring iSCSI configuration, Configuring Timeouts for a Specific Session tools (for partitioning and other file system functions) I/O alignment and size, Partition and File System Tools tracking statistical information FS-Cache, Statistical Information transport Fibre Channel API, Fibre Channel API TRIM command solid-state disks, Solid-State Disk Deployment Guidelines troubleshooting online storage, Troubleshooting Online Storage Configuration troubleshooting NFS and rpcbind NFS, Troubleshooting NFS and rpcbind tune2fs converting to ext3 with, Converting to an ext3 File System reverting to ext2 with, Reverting to an Ext2 File System tune2fs (mounting) ext4, Mounting an ext4 File System tune2fs (setting up a cache) FS-Cache, Setting up a Cache U udev rule (timeout) command timer (SCSI), Command Timer umount, Unmounting a File System unbindable mount, Sharing Mounts unmounting, Unmounting a File System updates storage considerations during installation, Storage Considerations During Installation uquota/uqnoenforce XFS, XFS Quota Management userspace access I/O alignment and size, Userspace Access userspace API files Fibre Channel API, Fibre Channel API usr directory, The /usr/ Directory V var directory, The /var/ Directory var/lib/rpm/ directory, Special Red Hat Enterprise Linux File Locations var/spool/up2date/ directory, Special Red Hat Enterprise Linux File Locations verifying if a device is blocked Fibre Channel modifying link loss behavior, Fibre Channel version what is new autofs, Improvements in autofs Version 5 over Version 4 viewing available iface configurations offload and interface binding iSCSI, Viewing Available iface Configurations virtual file system (/proc) /proc/devices, The /proc Virtual File System /proc/filesystems, The /proc Virtual File System /proc/mdstat, The /proc Virtual File System /proc/mounts, The /proc Virtual File System /proc/mounts/, The /proc Virtual File System /proc/partitions, The /proc Virtual File System volume_key commands, volume_key Commands individual user, Using volume_key as an Individual User W what's new storage considerations during installation, Storage Considerations During Installation World Wide Identifier (WWID) persistent naming, World Wide Identifier (WWID) write barriers battery-backed write caches, Battery-Backed Write Caches definition, Write Barriers disabling write caches, Disabling Write Caches enablind/disabling, Enabling and Disabling Write Barriers error messages, Enabling and Disabling Write Barriers ext4, Mounting an ext4 File System high-end arrays, High-End Arrays how write barriers work, How Write Barriers Work importance of write barriers, Importance of Write Barriers NFS, NFS XFS, Write Barriers write caches, disabling write barriers, Disabling Write Caches WWID persistent naming, World Wide Identifier (WWID) X XFS allocation features, The XFS File System backup/restoration, Backing Up and Restoring XFS File Systems creating, Creating an XFS File System cumulative mode (xfsrestore), Restoration dump levels, Backup expert mode (xfs_quota), XFS Quota Management file system types, The XFS File System fsync(), The XFS File System gquota/gqnoenforce, XFS Quota Management increasing file system size, Increasing the Size of an XFS File System interactive operation (xfsrestore), Restoration limit (xfs_quota expert mode), XFS Quota Management main features, The XFS File System mkfs.xfs, Creating an XFS File System mounting, Mounting an XFS File System nobarrier mount option, Write Barriers pquota/pqnoenforce, XFS Quota Management project limits (setting), Setting Project Limits quota management, XFS Quota Management repairing file system, Repairing an XFS File System repairing XFS file systems with dirty logs, Repairing an XFS File System report (xfs_quota expert mode), XFS Quota Management simple mode (xfsrestore), Restoration su (mkfs.xfs sub-options), Creating an XFS File System suspending, Suspending an XFS File System sw (mkfs.xfs sub-options), Creating an XFS File System uquota/uqnoenforce, XFS Quota Management write barriers, Write Barriers xfsdump, Backup xfsprogs, Suspending an XFS File System xfsrestore, Restoration xfs_admin, Other XFS File System Utilities xfs_bmap, Other XFS File System Utilities xfs_copy, Other XFS File System Utilities xfs_db, Other XFS File System Utilities xfs_freeze, Suspending an XFS File System xfs_fsr, Other XFS File System Utilities xfs_growfs, Increasing the Size of an XFS File System xfs_info, Other XFS File System Utilities xfs_mdrestore, Other XFS File System Utilities xfs_metadump, Other XFS File System Utilities xfs_quota, XFS Quota Management xfs_repair, Repairing an XFS File System xfsdump XFS, Backup xfsprogs XFS, Suspending an XFS File System xfsrestore XFS, Restoration xfs_admin XFS, Other XFS File System Utilities xfs_bmap XFS, Other XFS File System Utilities xfs_copy XFS, Other XFS File System Utilities xfs_db XFS, Other XFS File System Utilities xfs_freeze XFS, Suspending an XFS File System xfs_fsr XFS, Other XFS File System Utilities xfs_growfs XFS, Increasing the Size of an 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