4-1 [Create and Configure File Systems] Create, Mount, Unmount and Use VFAT, EXT4 and XFS File Systems

Question 1

mkfs.ext /dev/xvdf1

Answer 1

Create VFAT file system at location

Question 2

mount /dev/xvdf1 /mnt/location

Answer 2

Mount file system

Question 3

fsck.vfat /dev/xvdf1

Answer 3

Check for file system consistency on vfat (ext)

Question 4

mkfs.ext4 /dev/xvdf1

Answer 4

Create EXT4 file system on device

Question 5

mount /dev/xvdf1 /mnt/location

Answer 5

Mount the file system at location

Question 6

fsck /dev/xvdf1

Answer 6

Check for file system consistency on ext4

Question 7

dumpe2fs /dev/xvdf1

Answer 7

Get details of file system on ext4, including UUID

Question 8

tune2fs -L labelname /dev/xvdf1

Answer 8

Label the device on ext4

Question 9

mkfs.xfs /dev/xvdf1

Answer 9

Create XFS file system on device

Question 10

mount /dev/xvdf1 /mnt/location

Answer 10

Mount file system at location

Question 11

XFS file system must be unmounted

xfs_repair /dev/xvdf1

Answer 11

Check for file system consistency for xfs

Question 12

xfs_info /dev/xvdf1

Answer 12

Get details of file system for xfs

Question 13

xfs_admin -L labelname /dev/xdf1

Answer 13

Label the device for xfs

Question 14

VFAT

Answer 14

Extension of FAT file system, allowing log file names; often used in SAMBA shares or
when sharing files between Linux and Windows computers

Question 15

EXT4

Answer 15

Common among Linux systems; journaling-based file system that can support up to 16TBs on Red Hat and up to 50TB in file system size

Question 16

XFS

Answer 16

Known for parallel processing and high I/O throughput; journaled file system that supports up to 500TB file size on Red Hat 7 with 500TB in file system size

Question 17

in /etc/fstab

/dev/xvda /mnt/newdirvfat vfat defaults 1 2

/dev/xvda /mnt/newdirext4 ext4 defaults 1 2

/dev/xvda /mnt/newdirxfs xfs defaults 1 2

Answer 17

mount a file system persistently, with dump field 1 and fsck flag as 2

one for vfat
one for ext4
one for xfs

Question 18

Can fsck run on mounted?

Answer 18

Must be unmounted for fsck to run on

Question 19

Which file systems is fsck used for?

Answer 19

vfat and ext4