Implement Advanced Storage Features

Question 1

What next generation volume management solution was introduced in RedHat 8?

Answer 1

stratis
(Uses thin provisioning by default)

Question 2

How can you install the stratis package?

Answer 2

yum/dnf install stratis-cli stratisd

Question 3

How can you enable and start the stratis service?

Answer 3

systemctl enable|start stratisd

Question 4

How can you add 2 x 5G new disks from virtualization software and verify at the OS level?

Answer 4

oracle virtualbox storage setting
lsblk

Question 5

How can you create a new stratis pool and verify that it was created?

Answer 5

stratis pool create pool1 /dev/sdb
stratis pool list

Question 6

How can you extend the stratis pool?

Answer 6

stratis pool add-data pool1 /dev/sdc
stratis pool list

Question 7

How can you create a new file system using stratis?

Answer 7

stratis filesystem create pool1 fs1
stratis pool list

Question 8

How can you create a directory for mount point and mount file system?

Answer 8

mkdir /bigdata
mount /stratis/pool1/fs1 /bigdata
lsblk

Question 9

How can you create a snapshot of your filesystem using stratis?

Answer 9

stratis filesystem snapshot pool1 fs1 fs1-snap
stratis filesystem list

Question 10

How can you add the entry to /etc/fstab to mount at boot?

Answer 10

UUID=”…” /bigdata xfs defaults,x-systemd.requires=stratisd.service 0 0

Note: You get the UUID from command:
stratis filesystem list