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  • Focused, straight-to-the-point coverage of all LPIC-2 201/202 exam topics, from one of the world's most experienced Linux trainers
  • Covers capacity planning, Linux kernels, system startup, filesystems, devices, advanced storage device administration, networking configuration, and system maintenance
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  • Copyright 2016
  • Dimensions: 7-3/8" x 9-1/8"
  • Pages: 864
  • Edition: 1st
  • Book
  • ISBN-10: 0-7897-5714-1
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-5714-2

LPIC-2 Cert Guide (201-400 and 202-400 Exams) is a best-of-breed exam study guide. Expert Linux/Unix instructor William “Bo” Rothwell shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.

The book presents you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly. Review questions help you assess your knowledge, and a final preparation chapter guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your final study plan.

You get access to the powerful Pearson IT Certification Practice Test engine, complete with hundreds of exam-realistic questions. The assessment engine offers you a wealth of customization options and reporting features, laying out a complete assessment of your knowledge to help you focus your study where it is needed most.

Well-regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that will allow you to succeed on the exam the first time. The study guide helps you master all the topics on both LPIC-2 exams, including:

  • Capacity planning
  • Managing the kernel
  • Managing system startup
  • Managing filesystems and devices
  • Administering advanced storage devices
  • Configuring the network
  • Performing system maintenance
  • Administering Domain Name Server (DNS)
  • Configuring web services
  • Administering file sharing
  • Managing network clients
  • Administering e-mail services
  • Administering system security

Learn, prepare, and practice for LPIC-2 201-400 and 202-400 exam success with this Cert Guide from Pearson IT Certification, a leader in IT Certification.

  • Master LPIC-2 Exam 201-400 and 202-400 exam topics
  • Assess your knowledge with chapter-ending quizzes
  • Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks
  • Practice with realistic exam questions

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About the Premium Edition eBook

Learn, prepare, and practice for LPIC-2 201-400 and 202-400exam success with this Cert Guide from Pearson IT Certification, a leader in IT certification.

  • Master LPIC-2 201-400 and 202-400 exam topics
  • Assess your knowledge with chapter-ending quizzes
  • Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks
  • Practice with realistic exam questions

LPIC-2 Cert Guide (201-400 and 202-400 Exams) is a best-of-breed exam study guide from Pearson IT Certification, a leader in IT certification. Expert Linux/Unix instructor William "Bo" Rothwell shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.

LPIC-2 Cert Guide (201-400 and 202-400 Exams) presents you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly. Review questions help you assess your knowledge, and a final preparation chapter guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your final study plan.

Well-regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that will enable you to succeed on the exam the first time.

The study guide helps you master all the topics on both LPIC-2 exams, including:

  • Capacity planning

  • Managing the kernel

  • Managing system startup

  • Managing filesystems and devices

  • Administering advanced storage devices

  • Configuring the network

  • Performing system maintenance

  • Administering Domain Name Server (DNS)

  • Configuring web services

  • Administering file sharing

  • Managing network clients

  • Administering e-mail services

  • Administering system security

William “Bo” Rothwell is founder and president of One Course Source, which provides IT training to organizations worldwide. Rothwell has trained IT professionals in India, Germany, Spain, Italy, England, and throughout the US, and has developed dozens of multi-day classes. His experience includes Linux, Unix, and languages such as Perl, Python, Tcl, and BASH. Shown a Radio Shack TRS-80 Micro Computer System at age 14, he immediately dismantled it and held his first computer class, showing friends what made it work. Since then, he has been passionate about understanding computers and sharing his knowledge with others.

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Table of Contents

Introduction xxiii

Part I : Capacity Planning

Chapter 1 Measuring and Troubleshooting Resource Usage 3

Do I Know This Already? Quiz 3

Foundation Topics 6

Monitoring Your System 6

CPU Monitoring 7

Basic CPU Load Information 7

Detailed CPU Load Information 7

Memory Monitoring 10

Basic Memory Usage Information 10

Detailed Memory Usage Information 11

Disk I/O Monitoring 12

Listing Open Files 14

Network I/O Monitoring 17

Additional Monitoring Tools 18

Listing Processes 18

Displaying User Activity 21

Exam Preparation Tasks 22

Review All Key Topics 22

Define Key Terms 23

Review Questions 23

Part II: Managing the Kernel

Chapter 2 Predict Future Resource Needs 27

Do I Know This Already? Quiz 27

Foundation Topics 29

The collectd Daemon 29

Configuring collectd 29

Installing collectd 31

Monitoring Solutions 33

Nagios 33

MRTG 33

Cacti 33

sar 34

Further Considerations 34

OK, Now What? 34

Exam Preparation Tasks 36

Review All Key Topics 36

Define Key Terms 36

Review Questions 36

Chapter 3 Kernel Components and Compiling 41

Do I Know This Already? Quiz 41

Foundation Topics 43

Kernel Components 43

Kernel Documentation 43

Tweaking the Kernel 44

Kernel Images 45

Compiling the Kernel 46

Cleaning the Kernel 47

Create the Configuration File 48

Compiling the Kernel 55

Additional Make Targets 57

Exam Preparation Tasks 58

Review All Key Topics 58

Define Key Terms 58

Review Questions 58

Chapter 4 Kernel Runtime Management and Troubleshooting 63

Do I Know This Already? Quiz 63

Foundation Topics 65

Kernel Modules 65

Module Files 65

Listing Modules That Are Loaded 67

Loading Modules into Memory 68

Unloading Modules from Memory 71

Listing Modules Information 71

The /proc/sys Filesystem 73

Module Aliases 76

Displaying Hardware Information 77

The lspci Command 77

The lsdev Command 81

The lsusb Command 82

The udev System 85

Exam Preparation Tasks 87

Review All Key Topics 87

Define Key Terms 87

Review Questions 88

Part III: Managing System Startup

Chapter 5 Customizing SysV-init System Startup 91

Do I Know This Already? Quiz 91

Foundation Topics 93

The SysV-init Process 93

Understanding Runlevels 93

The /etc/inittab File 94

Boot Scripts 98

The /etc/init.d directory 101

Modifying Runlevels 101

The update-rc.d Command 102

The chkconfig Command 103

Switching Runlevels 104

Exam Preparation Tasks 105

Review All Key Topics 105

Define Key Terms 105

Review Questions 105

Chapter 6 Administrating System Recovery 109

Do I Know This Already? Quiz 109

Foundation Topics 111

Understanding the Boot Process 111

The BIOS/UEFI Phase 111

The Boot loader Phase 111

The Kernel Phase 112

The Post-Kernel Phase 113

GRUB 113

Legacy GRUB Configuration 114

Changing Legacy GRUB During Boot 117

Booting to Single User Mode in Legacy GRUB 120

Securing Legacy GRUB 122

GRUB 2 Configuration 125

Saving GRUB 2 Changes 127

GRUB 2 Titles 127

Booting to Single User Mode in GRUB 2 128

Securing GRUB 2 128

Fixing Filesystems 130

Exam Preparation Tasks 131

Review All Key Topics 131

Define Key Terms 131

Review Questions 132

Chapter 7 Alternate Boot Loaders 135

Do I Know This Already? Quiz 135

Foundation Topics 137

LILO 137

Configuring LILO 137

Booting LILO 140

Booting to Single User Mode 141

Additional Boot loaders 143

Understanding SYSLINUX 143

Understanding EXTLINUX 144

Understanding ISOLINUX 144

Understanding PXELINUX 145

Exam Preparation Tasks 147

Review All Key Topics 147

Define Key Terms 147

Review Questions 148

Part IV: Managing Filesystem and Devices

Chapter 8 Operating the Linux Filesystem 151

Do I Know This Already? Quiz 151

Foundation Topics 153

Filesystem Essentials 153

Filesystem Types 154

The umount Command 155

The mount Command 155

Mounting Filesystems Manually 158

Problems Unmounting Filesystems 159

Mounting Filesystems Automatically 160

Device Descriptors 162

Mount Options 163

Swap Space 166

Exam Preparation Tasks 167

Review All Key Topics 167

Define Key Terms 168

Review Questions 168

Chapter 9 Maintaining a Linux Filesystem 171

Do I Know This Already? Quiz 171

Foundation Topics 173

Filesystems Essentials 173

The ext2 Filesystem 173

The ext3 Filesystem 173

The ext4 Filesystem 174

The xfs Filesystem 175

The Btrfs Filesystem 175

Creating Filesystems 175

ext-Based Filesystem Tools 179

fsck.* 179

dumpe2fs 179

tune2fs 182

debugfs 182

xfs-Based Filesystem Tools 184

xfsdump and xfsrestore 184

xfs_info 187

xfs_check and xfs_repair 188

Creating Swap Devices 189

Monitoring SMART Devices 190

Exam Preparation Tasks 191

Review All Key Topics 191

Define Key Terms 192

Review Questions 192

Chapter 10 Creating and Configuring Filesystem Options 195

Do I Know This Already? Quiz 195

Foundation Topics 197

Removable Media Filesystems 197

HFSHierarchical File System 197

ISO9660 197

UDF 198

Creating Removable Media Filesystems 198

Encrypted Filesystems 201

Managing autofs 204

Exam Preparation Tasks 207

Review All Key Topics 207

Key Terms 208

Review Questions 208

Part V: Administrating Advanced Storage Device

Chapter 11 Configuring RAID 211

Do I Know This Already? Quiz 211

Foundation Topics 213

RAID Fundamentals 213

RAID Levels 213

RAID DeviceEntire Drive or Partition? 219

Create a RAID Device 221

Managing RAID Devices 224

Exam Preparation Tasks 226

Review All Key Topics 226

Define Key Terms 227

Review Questions 227

Chapter 12 Adjusting Storage Device Access 231

Do I Know This Already? Quiz 231

Foundation Topics 233

DMA, hdparm, and sdparm 233

The hdparm Command 234

The sdparm Command 236

System Resources 237

Kernel Parameters 239

iSCSI 241

Target Configuration 242

Initiator Configuration 244

Exam Preparation Tasks 248

Review All Key Topics 248

Define Key Terms 248

Review Questions 249

Chapter 13 Logical Volume Manager 253

Do I Know This Already? Quiz 253

Foundation Topics 255

Logical Volume Manager Concepts 255

Advantages of LVM on a System with a Single Drive 257

LVM Essentials 258

Extents 259

Logical Volumes 262

Device Naming 263

Using Logical Volumes and Additional LVM Commands 264

Displaying LVM Information 265

Additional LVM Commands 268

Resizing Logical Volumes 271

LVM Snapshots 274

Exam Preparation Tasks 277

Review All Key Topics 277

Define Key Terms 278

Review Questions 278

Part VI: Confi guring the Network

Chapter 14 Basic Network Configuration 281

Do I Know This Already? Quiz 281

Foundation Topics 283

Ethernet Network Interfaces 283

The arp Command 286

The route Command 287

The ip Command 288

Access to Wireless Networks 290

The iwconfig Command 290

The iwlist Command 291

Exam Preparation Tasks 294

Review All Key Topics 294

Define Key Terms 294

Review Questions 295

Chapter 15 Advanced Network Configuration and Troubleshooting 299

Do I Know This Already? Quiz 299

Foundation Topics 301

The ping and nmap Commands 301

The nmap Command 302

The netstat, nc, and lsof Commands 307

The lsof Command 310

The nc Command 312

The tcpdump Command 313

Exam Preparation Tasks 315

Review All Key Topics 315

Define Key Terms 315

Review Questions 315

Chapter 16 Troubleshooting Network Issues 319

Do I Know This Already? Quiz 319

Foundation Topics 321

Network Configuration Files 321

The /etc/resolv.conf File 321

The /etc/hosts File 323

The Local Hostname 325

The /etc/network/interfaces File 326

The /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts Files 327

Network Troubleshooting 328

Log Files and Tools 328

The traceroute Command 330

The /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny Files 333

Additional Network Troubleshooting Commands 336

NetworkManager 337

Exam Preparation Tasks 339

Review All Key Topics 339

Define Key Terms 340

Review Questions 340

Part VII: Performing System Maintenance

Chapter 17 Make and Install Programs from Source 343

Do I Know This Already? Quiz 343

Foundation Topics 345

Securing and Unpacking Source Code 345

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