Tag: Disks

How to Install and Configure Bashtop

Posted on December 29, 2020 by David Singer | Updated: August 24, 2023

Category: Tutorials | Tags: CentOS, CLI, Command, CPU, Disks, Htop, Install, Linux, Network, Open Source, Process, Process Viewer, RAM, RedHat, Resource Usage, Resources, Source, Source Install, Terminal, Top, Ubuntu, Usage

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What is Bashtop?

Bashtop is a command-line based resource monitor written in bash, which depicts usage and statistics for the CPU processor(s), RAM, hard disks, network sources, and other running processes. It also contains a customizable menu and a fully responsive terminal user interface.

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Hardware RAID vs. Software RAID: A Tutorial

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Katherine Kelly | Updated: May 10, 2023

Category: Tutorials | Tags: Array, Controller, Disk Usage, Disks, Drives, Fault Tolerance, Hardware RAID, High Availability, Hybrid RAID, Logical Volumes, Mirroring, NAS, Parity, Parity Bits, RAID, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, RAID Card, RAID Controller, RAID Level, Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks, SAN, Software RAID, SSD, Storage, Striping

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What is RAID?

RAID (or a Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) is a way of storing logical data across a medium which is composed of multiple physical hard disk drives blended into one or more logical units or volumes that is used for data redundancy, performance improvement, and reliability.

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