Introduction to Zoned Storage

This section provides information about zoned storage principles and underlying storage device technologies as well as an overview of the Linux® ecosystem support.

• Zoned Storage Devices Overview: Principle of operation of zoned storage devices.

• Shingled Magnetic Recording Hard Disks: Learn about Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR) technology and its use in zoned hard-disks.

• NVMe Zoned Namespaces Devices: Learn about NVMe™ Zoned Namespace (ZNS) and its use in solid state drives (SSDs).

• Linux Zoned Storage Ecosystem Overview: Overview of Linux™ kernel and Linux ecosystem support for zoned storage devices.