XFS 0.1

XFS Labs

Hands-on labwork for the XFS Filesystem

Edition 0

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Abstract

This book contains hands-on labs to go with the XFS User's Guide to aid in understanding of the material.

Preface

1. Document Conventions

1.1. Typographic Conventions
1.2. Pull-quote Conventions
1.3. Notes and Warnings

2. We Need Feedback!

1. XFS Practical Exercises - 01 - Building XFS

1.1. Overview

1.1.1. Goals
1.1.2. Prerequisites
1.1.3. Setup

2. XFS Practical Exercises - 02 - mkfs & mount

2.1. Overview

2.1.1. Goals
2.1.2. Prerequisites
2.1.3. Setup

2.2. Exercises

2.2.1. Exercise 1
2.2.2. Exercise 2
2.2.3. Exercise 3
2.2.4. Exercise 4
2.2.5. Exercise 5
2.2.6. Exercise 6

2.3. Questions

2.4. Answers

3. XFS Practical Exercises - 03 - Allocators

3.1. Overview

3.1.1. Goals
3.1.2. Prerequisites
3.1.3. Setup

3.2. Exercises

3.2.1. Exercise 1
3.2.2. Exercise 2
3.2.3. Exercise 3
3.2.4. Exercise 4

3.3. Questions

3.4. Answers

4. XFS Practical Exercises - 04 - Extended Attributes

4.1. Overview

4.1.1. Goals
4.1.2. Prerequisites
4.1.3. Setup

4.2. Exercises

4.2.1. Exercise 1 – ACLs and EA Interface
4.2.2. Exercise 2 - ondisk form of the EA (ACL)
4.2.3. Exercise 3 – attr2 filesystem
4.2.4. Exercise 4 – ondisk EA’s in different formats
4.2.5. Exercise 5 - attr2 and inode literal space competition

4.3. Questions

4.4. Answers

5. XFS Practical Exercises - 05- Quotas

5.1. Overview

5.1.1. Goals
5.1.2. Prerequisites
5.1.3. Setup

5.2. Exercises

5.2.1. Exercise 1 - Configuring Quotas and Quota Reporting
5.2.2. Exercise 2 - Quota Controls (user/group)
5.2.3. Exercise 3 - Quota Controls (project)
5.2.4. Exercise 4 - Examining Quota Internals

5.3. Questions

5.4. Answers

6. XFS QA Lab

6.1. QA LAB

7. XFS repair lab

7.1. xfs_repair lab

A. Revision History

Index