#zfs

[techav]

On Regular Maintenance

As I've mentioned before, I run a Proxmox VM server at home. It's a fun insanely-overpowered bit of hardware I've cobbled together over the years from what I had on hand or could get for as close to nothing as I could.

One foreseeable problem with the setup is I initially set it up with cheap consumer SSDs for boot drives. Proxmox is very heavy-handed with SSDs and I've been watching the wearout on one of the drives steadily tick higher.

Well the day finally came. I woke up to an email from the server informing me of a SMART error on one disk: wearout had hit 101%. Definitely time for replacement before things go south.

Luckily I had been procrastinating was prepared for this event and had new SSDs on-hand to swap in.

So a fun evening of watching paint dry ZFS resilvering followed. Sure beats data loss.

[vaartis]

If it's called "better fs" for a reason, then why did they name ZFS what they did and why it is better than the so-called "better fs"

[abhisheykgaur]

Understanding the ZFS File System: A Comprehensive Guide

The ZFS file system is known for its robustness, scalability, and advanced data integrity features. Originally developed by Sun Microsystems, ZFS (Zettabyte File System) has grown in popularity due to its powerful features like data compression, snapshotting, and self-healing capabilities, making it a favorite among system administrators for managing large amounts of data.

In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore the unique features of ZFS, how it compares to other file systems, and guide you through setting it up on a Linux system. By the end of this article, you’ll understand why ZFS is a top choice for enterprises, personal storage, and cloud environments alike. Read More:

https://abhisheykgaur.wordpress.com/2024/10/21/understanding-the-zfs-file-system-a-comprehensive-guide/

[otrho]

ZFS snapshots

If you're like me and you're running a long lived FreeBSD server, and it uses ZFS but you don't really need or use the ZFS features and are frankly confused by it and prefer the old ffs days and you're wondering where all your disk space has gone since zpool says one thing but df says another...

You probably have a bunch of snapshots of older versions of FreeBSD put there by freebsd-update taking up space you could reclaim.

zfs -t snapshot will give you an idea and zfs destroy will let you delete the old ones.

I recovered about 10GB this way recently, on my 20GB VPS this was very handy.

[nixcraft]

-> How to install ZFS in Debian 12 “Bookworm”

[virtualizationhowto]

RAIDZ Calculator to find ZFS Capacity and Cost

RAIDZ Calculator: Calculate Your Ideal ZFS RAID Setup for Home Lab and Production @vexpert #vmwarecommunities #zfs #raidz #zfsraid #truenas #unraid #proxmox #zfspool

Manually calculating your ZFS RAID storage capacity and cost can be something that you want to do if you are building out ZFS implementation. You may be looking for a ZFS RAID calculator that can help with this. Take a look at the RAIDZ calculator below that will help calculate your ZFS RAID storage capacity and cost in your storage system. Disclaimer: This calculator provides estimates based on…

[mrhuu]

Viallisen kovalevyn vaihtaminen TrueNAS:ssa

[rainofterra]

Upgrading to a Broadcom 9600-24i on TrueNAS Dragonfish

Earlier this year, PG&E hiked up our electricity rates significantly in California. What last year was painful but acceptable electric bill each month rapidly became unacceptable, and so we started looking for opportunities to lower our consumption. One of the first things to come to mind here is the NAS we use for media storage/backups/etc. This NAS is slightly overbuilt for home user needs – it…

[bazdesh]

Kostelec nad Orlicí, 2025, Zf, 40/2

[veuhoffblog]

ZFS vs. Btrfs: Welches Dateisystem ist besser und wo liegen die Unterschiede?

Zwischen den modernen Dateisystemen ZFS und Btrfs kommt bei vielen die Frage auf, welches dieser beiden Dateisysteme die bessere Wahl für das eigene System in Bezug auf die Leistung und die Zuverlässigkeit ist. Dabei gibt es, wie so oft, einige Gemeinsamkeiten...[Weiterlesen]

[maureen2musings]

Bioluminescent Glow Worms

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[heavelinehelios]

Would really love it if Windows had a storage catching feature like ZFS has with using vdevs on faster disks. Been looking at an issue I got that requires this type of solution on Windows Server and I haven't been able to find anything except "PrimoCache". $120 perpetual license a bit too expensive for homelab, eh? 💀

[camera-punk]

All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.

Leo Tolstoy

[nixcraft]

Big news for ZFS Linux and Unix users: The latest release, version 2.3.0, finally brings raidz expansion! No more storage headaches and you can easily add a new HDD