Storage systems5 field notes

Storage systems,
from NVMe to S3.

Hands-on work across local devices, fabrics and object storage: the configuration details, benchmarks and operating trade-offs behind a usable infrastructure product.

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Storage field notes

NVMe formats, RoCE, SPDK targets and S3 throughput—measured on working systems and documented so the path can be repeated.

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hardware / local-ai / storage

GMKtec EVO-X3: the hardware, BIOS and NVMe baseline

A product-led examination of my Linux-based GMKtec EVO-X3: Strix Halo hardware, its provable firmware state and measured NVMe performance.

storage / benchmarking / s3 / aws

S3 Benchmarking: Parallel Ranged Downloads with s3bench

A practical guide to benchmarking parallel S3 ranged-download performance with s3bench, a Go tool for measuring throughput against AWS S3 and compatible object stores.

storage / spdk / nvme

SPDK NVMe-oF Target Setup Guide for Ubuntu with RDMA

A lab-focused guide to building SPDK v26.05 and configuring an NVMe over Fabrics target on Ubuntu with RDMA, explicit host access and a persistent JSON configuration.

storage / nvme / linux

NVMe-oF with RoCE Configuration Guide - Ubuntu Server

A lab-focused guide to configuring a persistent Linux NVMe over Fabrics target with RoCE, stable device identities, host access control and explicit network prerequisites.

storage / nvme

Changing an NVMe LBA Format Safely on Linux

A safety-first guide to inspecting and changing a supported NVMe LBA format, with separate notes on namespace management and secure erase.

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Storage working set

Practical references kept separate from the GPU and local-AI investigation.