DWPD once defined SSD endurance but does it still matter? Our latest blog breaks down how modern NAND, P/E cycles, and vendor specs are reshaping what “drive life” really means.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4i8giDE
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I've wrote about my experiences with a ZFS on iSCSI setup in an article for #klarasystems which is now available at https://klarasystems.com/articles/highly-available-zfs-pool-setup-with-iscsi-mirroring/

“How many VDEVs is too many?”
The answer isn’t simple. Our guide shows how adding VDEVs affects performance, resiliency, and expansion, when mirrors, RAID-Z, or DRAID make sense, and how to keep large pools fast and manageable.
Read → https://bit.ly/4rsiDgW
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Looking to spot storage bottlenecks in real time?
zpool iostat 1 gives you a live, second-by-second view of IOPS and bandwidth across your pools.
A simple command that delivers deep visibility into ZFS performance.

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You can read the man pages—but they won’t tell you this.

Join Allan Jude and Michael W. Lucas as they share hard-won ZFS insights, tuning strategies, and lessons from production.
🗓️ Nov 19 | 11 AM EST

Save your spot: https://bit.ly/47KQnyg
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👻Every sysadmin has a horror story.

Allan Jude and JT told us about “The Shrinking zvol” — a 250TB volume that became 20TB with a single wrong command.

ZFS is powerful… but it demands respect.

Always double-check your pool names!
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