Build a faster and more secure UNIX file system

Posted by solrac on Feb 23, 2009 11:43 PM EDT
IBM/developerWorks; By Roderick W. Smith
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Learn how you can improve UNIX file system performance and security. The UNIX® operating system enables you to split up your disk data into multiple volumes. Knowing how to do this is only half the battle, though; to make effective use of this ability, you must understand how the files on a UNIX system are organized as well as why they're organized in this way. This article addresses the issue of why you should use multiple volumes.

UNIX's method of handling file systems and volumes provides you with an opportunity to improve your systems' security and performance. This article addresses the issue of why you should split up your disk data into multiple volumes for optimized performance and security.

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