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How to Export a File System with NFS in Linux
Imagine you have a directory full of important project files on one Linux server, and you want multiple…
How to Share Files with NFS in Linux
I covered how to export a file system on the NFS server side. But exporting a directory is…
How to Perform Automated Backups in Linux
There are two kinds of system administrators: those who have lost important data, and those who will. The…
How to Perform Incremental Backups in Linux
Imagine backing up a 500 GB file server every single night, in full, forever. Not only would that…
How to Back Up Data on Tapes in Linux
In an era of cloud storage and solid-state drives, magnetic tape might sound like a relic of the…
How to Back Up and Restore a Multi-Volume Archive in Linux
Every Linux system administrator eventually runs into the same wall: you need to back up a huge amount…
How to Back Up and Restore a Single-Volume Archive in Linux
Backing up data is one of the most fundamental responsibilities of any Linux user or system administrator. Before…
Performance Metrics, Parameters, and Purposes of Storage/Host Tools: A Complete Guide
I have spent a good chunk of my career staring at dashboards, log files, and command-line outputs trying…
Storage Device Bandwidth: Properties, Functions, and Why It Shapes Every Storage Decision I Make
Bandwidth is one of those words that gets thrown around loosely in storage conversations — “we need more…
Tuning and Workload Balance Concepts: How I Keep Storage Systems Running Smoothly Under Real Load
Every storage system I have ever worked with starts fast on day one and slowly develops performance quirks…