Absolute FreeBSD, 3rd Edition (Paperback)

Michael W. Lucas

ISBN 10: 1593278926 / ISBN 13: 9781593278922

Edité par No Starch Press,US, San Francisco, 2018

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Paperback. This updated edition of Michael W. Lucas' definitive volume on FreeBSD-based systems adds coverage of modern disks, the ZFS filesystem IPv6, redesigned jail and packaging systems, and virtualization, among dozens of new features added in the last 10 years.This updated edition of Michael W. Lucas' definitive volume on FreeBSD-based systems adds coverage of modern disks, the ZFS filesystem IPv6, redesigned jail and packaging systems, and virtualization, among dozens of new features added in the last 10 years.FreeBSD is the muscle behind companies like Netflix and EMC. Any place where someone does heavy lifting on the Internet, you'll find FreeBSD. This newly revised edition of Absolute FreeBSD brings FreeBSD's strengths to bear on your problems and covers FreeBSD's newest features, all in the inimitable style that has made author Michael W. Lucas' system administration books so popular.Any computer system is only as good as the system administrator's knowledge. Absolute FreeBSD teaches you everything you need to know about managing FreeBSD systems, from installation, configuration, and taking the system from "just working" to "working well." A cohesive focus on service delivery and best practice means that you can apply much of the book to other operating systems.Absolute FreeBSD dives deep into server management, taking you beyond just making things work and into understanding why they work.You'll learn-How to best install FreeBSD to meet your needsWhich filesystem to use in your environmentHow to back up and restore critical dataHow to tweak the kernel, and when not toNetwork configuration, from activating interfaces to selecting congestion control algorithmsHow to manage UFS, ZFS, and other critical filesystemsFreeBSD's software packaging system, including how to build your own package repositoryHow and when to upgradeTechniques to build your own FreeBSDAdvanced security features like blacklistd and packet filteringHow to monitor and adjust performanceContainer-style virtualization with jailsDiskless systemsPanic management and bug reportingWith Absolute FreeBSD you will get the solid introduction you need; and if you're a fan of the earlier editions, you will expand your skills even further. The third, updated edition of Michael W. Lucas definitive volume on FreeBSD-based systems. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781593278922

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Titre : Absolute FreeBSD, 3rd Edition (Paperback)

Éditeur : No Starch Press,US, San Francisco

Date d'édition : 2018

Reliure : Paperback

Etat : new

Edition : 3ème Édition

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Synopsis :

This updated edition of Michael W. Lucas' definitive volume on FreeBSD-based systems adds coverage of modern disks, the ZFS filesystem IPv6, redesigned jail and packaging systems, and virtualization, among dozens of new features added in the last 10 years.

FreeBSD is the muscle behind companies like Netflix and EMC. Any place where someone does heavy lifting on the Internet, you'll find FreeBSD. This newly revised edition of Absolute FreeBSD brings FreeBSD's strengths to bear on your problems and covers FreeBSD's newest features, all in the inimitable style that has made author Michael W. Lucas' system administration books so popular.

Any computer system is only as good as the system administrator's knowledge. Absolute FreeBSD teaches you everything you need to know about managing FreeBSD systems, from installation, configuration, and taking the system from "just working" to "working well." A cohesive focus on service delivery and best practice means that you can apply much of the book to other operating systems.

Absolute FreeBSD dives deep into server management, taking you beyond just making things work and into understanding why they work.

You'll learn:

How to best install FreeBSD to meet your needs

Which filesystem to use in your environment

How to back up and restore critical data

How to tweak the kernel, and when not to

Network configuration, from activating interfaces to selecting congestion control algorithms

How to manage UFS, ZFS, and other critical filesystems

FreeBSD's software packaging system, including how to build your own package repository

How and when to upgrade

Techniques to build your own FreeBSD

Advanced security features like blacklistd and packet filtering

How to monitor and adjust performance

Container-style virtualization with jails

Diskless systems

Panic management and bug reporting

With Absolute FreeBSD you will get the solid introduction you need; and if you're a fan of the earlier editions, you will expand your skills even further.

À propos de l?auteur:

Michael W. Lucas is a network/security engineer with extensive experience working with high-availability systems. He's a regular speaker and instructor at systems administrator conferences throughout the United States, and is the author of the critically-acclaimed Absolute BSD, Absolute OpenBSD, Cisco Routers for the Desperate, and PGP & GPG, all from No Starch Press.