Using Various Disk Management Tools

Welcome to the Using Various Disk Management Tools lab. In this lab you will be provided with the instructions and devices needed to develop your hands-on skills.

Overview

Learning Outcomes:

In this lab, you will complete the following exercise:

  • Exercise 1 - Using Various Disk Management Tools

After completing this lab, you will be able to:

  • View filesystems (lsblk).
  • View the content of a block device (blkid).
  • Use disk partitioning tools (fdisk, parted).
  • Monitor free disk space and inodes using various commands and utilities.

Exam Objectives:

The following exam objectives are covered in this lab:

  • LPI: 104.1 Create partitions and filesystems.
  • CompTIA: 1.4 Given a scenario, manage storage in a Linux environment.

Note: Our main focus is to cover the practical, hands-on aspects of the exam objectives. We recommend referring to course material or a search engine to research theoretical topics in more detail.