Strategies for creating exact filesystem copies across local pools, external drives, or remote systems.
The book , co-authored by Michael W. Lucas and Allan Jude, is a definitive guide for system administrators who have moved beyond basic storage pools and want to optimize their FreeBSD environments for production reliability and speed.
Specific tuning parameters for high-performance workloads like PostgreSQL and MySQL. How to Access the PDF or Ebook
Learn to use ZFS for "Solaris-style" boot environments, allowing you to create bootable backups of your kernel and userland to safely revert failed upgrades.
The book is published by Tilted Windmill Press and is available in multiple formats.
The book assumes a baseline knowledge of ZFS essentials—such as basic pool creation and dataset management—and immediately dives into more esoteric management tasks:
Deep dives into the Adaptive Replacement Cache (ARC) , L2ARC, and SLOG (ZFS Intent Log) to remove I/O bottlenecks.
You can purchase the DRM-free ebook (PDF, EPUB) directly from Tilted Windmill Press. Retailers: Kindle versions are available on Amazon .