Deploying ZFS Scratch Storage for NVMe on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Introduction This guide demonstrates how to use ZFS LocalPV to efficiently manage the NVMe storage available on several Azure HPC/AI VM types in the H-series and N-series family. For example, Azure NDv5 H100 VMs are equipped with eight 3.5TB NVMe disks, these VMs are tailored for high-performance workloads like AI/ML…

08/01/2025Azure High Performance Computing (HPC) Blog

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