File System on FromDual GmbH

Who else is using my memory - File System Cache analysis

oli.sennhauser@fromdual.com (Oli Sennhauser) — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 15:52:32 +0000

On Files, the Space They Need, and the Space They Take

oli.sennhauser@fromdual.com (Oli Sennhauser) — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 14:55:09 +0000

xfs Users, Take Care!

Recently, we had a customer ask: Why do many files holding my data take up vastly more space than their size is? That question may sound weird to you, but it is for real, and the customer’s observation was correct. For a start, let’s make sure we are using the same terms.

Resize XFS file system for MySQL

oli.sennhauser@fromdual.com (Oli Sennhauser) — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:30:33 +0000

Important: Before you start any operation mentioned below do a proper file system backup of your XFS file system you want to resize. If MySQL is running on this mount point do this with a stopped mysqld. Alternatively you can also use mysqldump to do the MySQL backup but test the restore time before continuing to not experience ugly surprises…