July PDX Meeting - Exploring ZFS for FileMaker Server on Linux

Developers in the Portland Metro area, join us for an in-person meetup, meeting at the newly relocated Threeprong.com office in Oregon City.

• Connect with other professionals.
• Ask and answer questions.
• Learn something new.
• Share something interesting you have been coding.
• Enjoy a slice of pizza and a beverage (provided).

Exploring Logical Volumes - APFS (Mac) and LVM2 (Linux)
Primer of how volume management has advanced beyond simple partition tables and file systems:

• Physical and Logical Block Devices and RAIDs
• Common Partition Tables and Labels
• Traditional Filesystems
• Unlearning everything for APFS and LVM2

Introduction to ZFS and demo on Linux FileMaker Server
Introduction to ZFS with live demo and exploration on a test server.

• A little history on ZFS and general component overview
• Requirements and core features
• Quick comparison to APFS and LVM2
• Advanced capabilities with snapshots and replication
• Discuss possible use cases for various FileMaker servers

5:30 PM Doors open - Pizza - Networking
6:00 PM Meeting begins