Optimizing Linux Filesystems for Databases and Virtualization
A practical guide to optimizing Linux filesystems for databases and virtualization, covering ext4, XFS, mount options, performance tuning, and real-world CLI examples. Table of Contents 🔈Introduction Modern databases and virtualized workloads place intense, often competing demands on storage. Low latency, high throughput, predictable performance, and strong data integrity are all non-negotiable—yet they’re influenced heavily by […]
Performance Tuning XFS File Systems on Enterprise Linux
A practical guide to performance tuning XFS file systems on Enterprise Linux, covering mount options, hardware alignment, workload-specific tuning, and monitoring best practices. Table of Contents 🔈Introduction XFS is the default file system on many Enterprise Linux distributions for a reason: it scales, performs reliably under heavy workloads, and offers mature tooling. Yet out-of-the-box defaults […]