Work with File Systems

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Details

Partitioning a disk is one of the first tasks when creating a file system. It divides the space on the disk but does not allow the operating system to store files on it. The ability to store files on a disk occurs when you format it with a file system. Oracle Linux supports many file systems, but we will focus on ext4 and xfs.

Objectives

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to:

• Display the current partition table
• List mounted file systems
• Partition disk devices
• Create and mount file systems on partitions
• Modify the file system table to mount the file systems on reboots
• Increase the amount of swap space
• Remove partitions and additional swap space

Prerequisites

• Minimum of a single Oracle Linux system

• Each system should have Oracle Linux installed and configured with:

  • A non-root user account with sudo access
  • Access to the Internet
  • Two or more block devices attached to the system