Storage

Most of these posts are simply my internal notes turned into something I can share with others. I definitely don’t claim to be an expert on every topic I write about, but I hope they can serve as a useful starting point, reference, or outline for someone working on a similar problem. If you spot anything that could be improved, corrected, or explained better, I’d really appreciate your feedback. Always happy to learn and improve!

Decoding S.M.A.R.T Telemetry with smartctl

In production environments storage drives are one of the few server components guaranteed to degraded and eventually fail over time. Traditional hard drives suffer from mechanical wear while modern SSDs have flash cells with finite write endurance. When a drive begins to fail silently, it can …

Expanding Disks in Linux

Expanding disk space in a Linux system is a common task, especially in virtual environments. Whether you’re using a generic distribution or specialized distribution, the process involves expanding the partition, resizing the physical volume, logical volume (if using LVM), and finally the …