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Chapter 13 Storage
- Table of Contents
- 13.1 Synopsis
- 13.2 Device Names
- 13.3 Adding Disks
- 13.4 RAID
- 13.5 Creating and Using Optical Media (CDs)
- 13.6 Creating and Using Optical Media (DVDs)
- 13.7 Creating and Using Floppy Disks
- 13.8 Creating and Using Data Tapes
- 13.9 Backups to Floppies
- 13.10 Backup Basics
- 13.11 Network, Memory, and File-Backed File Systems
- 13.12 File System Snapshots
- 13.13 File System Quotas
- 13.14 Encrypting Disk Partitions
13.1 Synopsis
This chapter covers the use of disks in FreeBSD. This includes memory-backed disks, network-attached disks, and standard SCSI/IDE storage devices.
After reading this chapter, you will know:
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The terminology FreeBSD uses to describe the organization of data on a physical disk (partitions and slices).
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How to add additional hard disks to your system.
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How to set up virtual file systems, such as memory disks.
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How to use quotas to limit disk space usage.
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How to encrypt disks to secure them against attackers.
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How to create and burn CDs and DVDs on FreeBSD.
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The various storage media options for backups.
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How to use backup programs available under FreeBSD.
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How to backup to floppy disks.
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What snapshots are and how to use them efficiently.
This, and other documents, can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/doc/.
For questions about FreeBSD, read the documentation before contacting <questions@FreeBSD.org>.
For questions about this documentation, e-mail <doc@FreeBSD.org>.
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