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LPI Linux Certification/Software & Kernel Configuration
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Detailed Objective
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Description:
Candidates should be able to configure kernel options to support various drives. This objective includes using LVM (Logical Volume Manager) to manage hard disk drives and partitions, as well as software tools to view & modify hard disk settings.
Key knowledge area(s):
Tools and utilities to configure DMA for IDE devices including ATAPI and SATA
LVM tools and utilities
Tools and utilities to manipulate or analyse system resources (e.g. interrupts)
The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
/proc/interrupts
hdparm
tune2fs
sysctl
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