Configuring Network Storage Solutions with RHEL
Huge amounts of RAM and CPU won't do us much good if there's no Storage to hold our data, or Networking to access our data stores. In this course, we will harness the power of Open Source to create efficient solutions to enterprise storage problems.
What you'll learn
Samba isn't just a genre, it's a versatile piece of software. In this course, Configuring Network Storage Solutions with RHEL, you will learn that iSCSI isn't another family of products made and marketed by Apple, it's an extremely useful technology that presents the power of a robust SAN without the exorbitant costs. First, you will be working through a series of real-world scenarios and explore how to do data replication with GlusterFS. Next, you will expand on how to administer a storage area network. Finally, you will explore how to share files heterogeneously with the SMB protocol. By the end of this course, you will be able to create a robust and practical storage solutions that are efficient and cost effective.
Table of contents
- Welcome to Samba 5m
- Installing Samba 2m
- Samba Configuration 4m
- Making a Simple Public Share 6m
- Testing a Share 4m
- Mounting a Simple Share 3m
- Using a Protected Share 5m
- Automounting with a Credentials File 3m
- Samba for Group Collaboration 4m
- Mounting a Group Share 3m
- Module Challenge 1m
- Solution 4m
- Accessing a Samba Share from Windows 1m
- Summary 1m
About the author
I got my start in IT administrating an Oracle 10g database on Red Hat Linux. I've come a long way since and have used Linux everyday since 2012 both personally and professionally. As an independent consultant, I'm currently responsible for no less than forty Oracle databases running on Windows and Red Hat Servers. Perhaps the only thing I love almost as much as Linux is the Cloud and the many opportunities it provides. Linux has opened a lot of doors for me, and teaching it is my favorite pas... more