Monthly Archives: October 2020

RAIDZ on-disk format vs. small blocks

Posted on 15.10.2020 by mezzantrop

Possible ZFS performance problems with small blocks, block alignment and much more explained by Mike Gerdts.

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Modelling basic architectures of data storage systems

Posted on 14.10.2020 by mezzantrop

Nowadays majority of the modern and powerful block-level storage systems around the world are built to work in expensive Fibre Channel or more cheaper iSCSI SAN environments. Independent of their class, capacity and performance they are created on well-known principles, … Continue reading →

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What I have learned about science

Posted on 08.10.2020 by mezzantrop

Having a number of scientists in my family and after reading thousands of sci-fi stories in my youth, I always had some kind of romantic attitude to the topic. I used to think of scientists as the people whose lives … Continue reading →

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