Description

Learn how to use the Btrfs file system on Oracle Linux, including btrfs commands to perform common administrative Btrfs tasks.

Lab Overview

Provides an Oracle Linux system (ol-instance01) provisioned with the following:

• An oracle user account with sudo privileges on both nodes
• 4 block volumes attached to the instance

Note: When using the free lab environment, see Oracle Linux Lab Basics for connection and other usage instructions.

Lab Objectives

• Create a Btrfs file system on Oracle Linux 8
• Run basic Btrfs commands to perform tasks such as:
  • Checking file system usage
  • Extend the size of the file system
  • Recover a missing device
• Test and see how the file system works

Intended Audience

• Oracle Linux administrators intending to use the Btrfs file system on Oracle Linux 8 systems. However, the exercises in this lab apply to an Oracle Linux 8 instance in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

Changelog

Sep 29, 2021 - Initial version
Feb 8, 2022 - Updated for new Oracle Linux Training standards
Jul 7, 2022 - Updated hostname reference