> If your disk controller has a lot of cache on it, and a battery > backup, then enabling the write cache and disabling the ZIL can be > faster, without sacrifising consistency (the write cache on the > controller acts like a ZIL). There's several threads on the > zfs-discuss mailing list where this is discussed.
It's an areca sata-controller with 512 MB battery backed cache. > However, the better solution, and the one most recommended for those > using NFS with ZFS, is to install a small, write-optimised, SLC-based > SSD to the system as a separate log (SLOG/ZIL) device. > > NFS is a very sync-heavy protocol, and having a super-fast ZIL sitting > on a separate SSD will greatly improve things. Thank you. I'll get a ssd-drive (also suggested by Alexander). -- regards Claus When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentler gamester is the soonest winner. Shakespeare twitter.com/kometen _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"