Btrfs Subvolumes and Snapshots on Oracle Linux

Learn how to create and use subvolumes and snapshots on a Btrfs file system in Oracle Linux in this 10-minute tutorial video. Explore the fundamentals of Btrfs subvolumes, understand different subvolume types, and follow practical demonstrations for creating and managing subvolumes. Watch step-by-step instructions for creating snapshots (both standard and read-only), verifying file system usage, copying large files efficiently, creating swapfiles, performing snapshot rollbacks, and deleting subvolumes when no longer needed. Access additional resources through the Oracle Linux documentation and training materials to further enhance your Btrfs file system management skills.

Syllabus

00:00 Subvolumes in Btrfs
00:48 Types of subvolumes
01:55 Verify Btrfs usage
02:12 Create subvolume
03:16 View subvolume info and contents
04:27 Create subvolume snapshot
05:23 Verify subvolume and snapshot are the same
05:44 Create read-only snapshot
06:51 Copy large files onBtrfs
07:56 Creating swapfiles on Btrfs
08:18 Snapshot rollback
09:34 Delete subvolume