In 5 days....ie Wednesday 10 Dec, will be the monthly general SLUUG mtng.
Please pass the word to your friends & coworkers!!
*MAIN Topic:* *"btrfs"* by *Lee_Lammert*
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sluug.org/bio/Lee_Lammert&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw1zJdyS9F6qtGRX3OETuxUW>
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*btrfs 100* → Intro / Fundamentals (for general Linux admins)
*btrfs 200* → Intermediate / Practical Ops (for sysadmins using Snapper,
subvolumes, RAID)
These will prepare you for the btrfs 500 that will be upcoming at a future
mtng in a week or a month.
*btrfs 500* → Deep Internals / Engineering Analysis (for kernel-savvy,
filesystem experts)
What it is:
Btrfs (*B*-*TR*ee *F*ile*S*ystem) is *a* *modern**,* *copy**-**on**-**write*
*(**COW**)* *file* *system* *for* *Linux* that focuses on fault tolerance,
easy administration, and advanced features like snapshots, built-in volume
management, data checksums for self-healing, and transparent data
compression.
It supports multiple disks and RAID 0, 1, 10 configurations, and includes
features like online resizing and defragmentation.
Key features
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Copy-on-Write (COW):
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Snapshots:
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Self-healing:
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Volume management:
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Data compression:
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The basic TUTORIAL will be ...
*BASIC Tutorial: **What is a Router / Firewall?* by *Grant Taylo*
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sluug.org/bio/Grant_Taylor&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw3U_U07yFRWkEcq5yYvuhbX>
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What are they? Why do you need/want them? Can I just take a
Linux box and turn it into a router/firewall? Or should I buy one new off
the shelf? Where does it go in your network?
