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.
