Managing Data Persistence in Kubernetes: From Volumes to StorageClasses
Data Classification in Containerized Environments
Container filesystems are inherently ephemeral. When a container crashes or is deleted, any changes made to its local storage are lost. To manage data effectively, we generally categorize container data into three types:
Configuration Data: Initial settings or files required at startup.
Transie ...
Posted on Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:01:01 +0000 by k9underdog
Parallel NFS (pNFS) Environment Setup
Note: The setup with CentOS 8 (kernel 4.18) is not viable. Switch the client and MDS to Ubuntu (tested successfully on Ubuntu 18.04 with kernel 4.15) while keeping the setup steps the same.
With the rapid development of networking and parallel computing, file I/O has become a bottleneck for overall system performence. Traditional NFS versions f ...
Posted on Sat, 11 Jul 2026 16:15:43 +0000 by larrygingras
Troubleshooting RPCbind Service Startup Failure on CentOS 7
RPCbind Service Failure on CentOS 7.4
Issue Summary
After rebooting a virtual machine, NFS mounts configured in /etc/rc.local failed to execute properly.
Root Cause Analysis
The root cause was that the rpcbind service failed to start, which prevented NFS mounts from functioning. Attempting to restart the service reuslted in the following error: ...
Posted on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:46:52 +0000 by mjseaden
Setting Up NFS Server and Client on Linux
NFS Server Setup
Installing Required Packages
yum install -y nfs-utils
Configuring the Export File
Edit the exports configuration file to define which dierctories to share:
vim /etc/exports
Add the following line to share /data/shared with the specified network:
/data/shared 10.0.0.0/24(rw,sync,fsid=0)
Configuration options explained:
Opt ...
Posted on Thu, 14 May 2026 19:12:44 +0000 by ryanfern86goa
Configuring YUM Repositories and NFS Shared Storage on Linux
Configuring Local and Remote YUM Repositories
Setting Up a Local Repository Using File Access
Create a repository definition file pointing to a ISO mount point:
cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
cat > local-repo.repo <<EOF
[local-repo]
name=Local Repository
baseurl=file:///iso_mount
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
EOF
mkdir -p /iso_mount
mount /dev/cdrom /is ...
Posted on Wed, 13 May 2026 12:57:35 +0000 by Helljumper
Implementing Yum Repositories, NFS Shared Storage, and Network Packet Analysis
Configuring Yum Software RepositoriesYUM (Yellowdog Updater Modified) is a package management utility that simplifies the installation, updating, and removal of software packages on Linux distributions. By resolving dependencies automatically, it alleviates the need for manual administrative intervention when managing RPM packages. In environme ...
Posted on Fri, 08 May 2026 18:30:40 +0000 by PartyMarty