Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS slows down over a couple of days

2011-01-12 Thread SR
You may need to adjust zfs_arc_max in /etc/system to avoid memory contention http://www.thezonemanager.com/2009/03/filesystem-cache-optimization.htm Suresh -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS - Sudden decrease in write performance

2010-11-21 Thread SR
This is probably the same write throttle issue which has been discussed to length on this list. Check the archives for zfs write throttle, especially posts from Jun-Jul 2009. Suresh -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing

[zfs-discuss] SUNWzfsg missing in Solaris 11 express?

2010-11-18 Thread SR
SUNWzfsg (zfs admin gui) seems to be missing from Solaris 11 express. Is this no longer available or has it been integrated with something else? Suresh -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list

Re: [zfs-discuss] Faster than 1G Ether... ESX to ZFS

2010-11-12 Thread SR
Check infiniband, the guys at anandtech/zfsbuild.com used that as well. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss

Re: [zfs-discuss] Performance issues with iSCSI under Linux

2010-11-01 Thread SR
What if you connect locally via NFS or iscsi? SR -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss

Re: [zfs-discuss] Performance issues with iSCSI under Linux

2010-11-01 Thread SR
Maybe you are experiencing this: http://opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=119421 -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss

[zfs-discuss] Mirroring a zpool

2010-10-28 Thread SR
I have a raidz2 zpool which I would like to create a mirror of. Is it possible to create a mirror of a zpool? I know I can create multi way mirrors of vdevs, do zfs/send receive etc.. to mirror data. But can I create a mirror at the zpool level? Thanks SR -- This message posted from

Re: [zfs-discuss] Performance issues with iSCSI under Linux

2010-10-08 Thread SR
To see if it is iscsi related or zfs, have you tried to test performance over nfs to a zfs filesystem instead of a zvol? SR -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http

[zfs-discuss] zfs build/test article on anandtech

2010-10-06 Thread SR
http://www.anandtech.com/show/3963/zfs-building-testing-and-benchmarking I'm curious why nexenta did not perform as well as opensolaris. Both OS versions seem to be the same. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list

[zfs-discuss] Can ZFS update disk drive firmware

2010-01-29 Thread SR
Are there any utilities built into Opensolaris and/or ZFS to update disk drive firmware (I mean firmware downloaded from the drive vendor). Thanks SR -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org