Difference between revisions of "Hard disk drive"

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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
* [[lsblk]] and [[blkid]], <code>[[hwinfo]] --disk</code>, <code>[[lshw]] -class disk</code>, <code>[[lspci]]</code> and [[hdparm]]
 
* [[lsblk]] and [[blkid]], <code>[[hwinfo]] --disk</code>, <code>[[lshw]] -class disk</code>, <code>[[lspci]]</code> and [[hdparm]]
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* {{Linux block devices}}
 
* {{io performance commands}}
 
* {{io performance commands}}
 
* [[CPU]], [[memory]]
 
* [[CPU]], [[memory]]

Revision as of 18:29, 22 April 2020

A hard disk drive (HDD), hard disk, hard drive, or fixed disk[b] is an electro-mechanical data storage device that uses magnetic storage to store and retrieve digital information using one or more rigid rapidly rotating disks (platters) coated with magnetic material.


Activities

  1. Learn about SDD storage technology and compare it with HDD technology
  2. Use lsblk and blkid commands in Linux to identify your HDD devices
  3. Use iotop, iostat and sar -d in Linux to assess you disk usage

See also


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