storage
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Solved: Is there any CSI with QoS at the PVC level for pods?
Struggling with noisy neighbor pods hogging storage IOPS in Kubernetes? Learn three practical solutions to implement Quality of Service (QoS) at the P Continue reading
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Solved: Any recommendations on powering the drives?
Tired of Linux drives not mounting on reboot? Learn why it happens and get 3 solutions, from fstab to systemd mount units, to fix the problem for good Continue reading
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Solved: Added NVME Storage – Where’s Docker?
Docker filling your root partition after adding NVMe storage? Learn the quick and proper ways to move Docker’s data directory to its spacious new home Continue reading
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Solved: Making drives with ZFS spin down
ZFS defaults prevent disk standby. Learn how to tune access times, use spindown tools, and tweak kernel parameters to finally let your drives sleep. Continue reading
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Solved: Is a 9-port M.2-to-SATA adapter a good idea in a ThinkCentre?
Is a 9-port M.2-to-SATA adapter good for a ThinkCentre? Learn why these adapters cause bottlenecks and how to safely expand your homelab storage. Continue reading
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Solved: RAID1 on top of dm-integrity — what if I lose the tags?
RAID1 array on dm-integrity degraded after a reboot? Learn why this boot race condition happens and get solutions to recover your array and prevent it Continue reading
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Solved: How many drives do you buy per year?
Stop buying drives reactively. A DevOps expert explains how to move to a proactive storage architecture that saves your budget and ends disk space ale Continue reading
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Solved: Best way to manage storage in your own k8s?
Tired of late-night Kubernetes storage alerts? Learn how to safely manage and expand Persistent Volume Claims (PVCs) when pods run out of disk space. Continue reading
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Solved: Help Requested: NAS failure, attempting data recovery
Recover data from a failed NAS. This senior engineer’s guide shows how to diagnose the problem, manually assemble a RAID array, and prevent data loss. Continue reading
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Solved: Advice 600TB NAS file system
Facing inode exhaustion on your 600TB NAS? Learn why your filesystem says it’s full and discover solutions from ZFS to object storage. Continue reading