Larger block sizes with XFS on a Proxmox VM
Explore the benefits of using XFS on a Proxmox VM when attempting to align block sizes of I/O layers
NFS
This series of articles will guide you through the process of setting up an NFS server on your Proxmox VE cluster using VMs both for the server and the clients, then configuring it for performance. It includes finetuning the VM parametres, the block sizes of every I/O layer used and the actual NFS server and clients.
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Aligning block sizes of VM disks on Proxmox
Get I/O statistics and decide the most convenient block size for your NFS server on a VM on Proxmox
Extend virtual disks and ZVOLs on Proxmox
Extend the virtual disks and ZVOLs of your VM running an NFS server without data loss
NFS server on a Proxmox VM
Install, configure and optimise an NFS server in a VM on a Proxmox cluster using ZFS