Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS fragments 32 bits RAM? Problem?

2008-12-08 Thread Casper . Dik
>> But it is a problem when you more memory then you can map (1GB will >> probably still work but 2GB is "too big". > >This here is my problem. I've got 4GB of RAM in the box. It's painful. ;) Have you changed kernelbase? Lowering it will help performance. Casper __

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS fragments 32 bits RAM? Problem?

2008-12-08 Thread Brian Hechinger
On Mon, Dec 08, 2008 at 10:39:45AM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >Ok, thanx for your input, guys. So Bvians comment still is valid. I > >tell the Linux guys that "Open Solaris on 32 bit will fragment the > >memory to the point that you have to reboot once in a while. It > >shouldnt corrupt y

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS fragments 32 bits RAM? Problem?

2008-12-08 Thread Paul Kraus
On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 4:39 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not sure that that is completely true; I've run a small 32-bit file server > and it ran for half a year or more (except when I wanted to upgrade) > > But that system had only 512 MB memory and I made the kernel's VA bigger > than th

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS fragments 32 bits RAM? Problem?

2008-12-08 Thread Casper . Dik
>Ok, thanx for your input, guys. So Bvians comment still is valid. I >tell the Linux guys that "Open Solaris on 32 bit will fragment the >memory to the point that you have to reboot once in a while. It >shouldnt corrupt your data when it runs out of RAM." I'm not sure that that is completely tru

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS fragments 32 bits RAM? Problem?

2008-12-08 Thread Orvar Korvar
Ok, thanx for your input, guys. So Bvians comment still is valid. I tell the Linux guys that "OpenSolaris on 32 bit will fragment the memory to the point that you have to reboot once in a while. It shouldnt corrupt your data when it runs out of RAM." Vodevick. -- This message posted from opens

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS fragments 32 bits RAM? Problem?

2008-12-06 Thread Brian Hechinger
On Sat, Dec 06, 2008 at 01:36:35PM -0800, Joseph Mocker wrote: > Does PAE help things at all on 32-bit ? No. -brian -- "Coding in C is like sending a 3 year old to do groceries. You gotta tell them exactly what you want or you'll end up with a cupboard full of pop tarts and pancake mix." -- IRC

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS fragments 32 bits RAM? Problem?

2008-12-06 Thread Joseph Mocker
Does PAE help things at all on 32-bit ? Brian Hechinger wrote: > On Sat, Dec 06, 2008 at 12:42:44PM -0600, Tim wrote: > >> "Solaris + ZFS and this is a concern" >> >> Sounds to me like they want to try out solaris + zfs, not "zfs on fuse". >> > > Ooops, misread what he said. Sorry about

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS fragments 32 bits RAM? Problem?

2008-12-06 Thread Brian Hechinger
On Sat, Dec 06, 2008 at 12:42:44PM -0600, Tim wrote: > "Solaris + ZFS and this is a concern" > > Sounds to me like they want to try out solaris + zfs, not "zfs on fuse". Ooops, misread what he said. Sorry about that. I suppose my original comment still stands then. :) -brian -- "Coding in C i

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS fragments 32 bits RAM? Problem?

2008-12-06 Thread Tim
On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 10:59 AM, Brian Hechinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Dec 06, 2008 at 11:31:06AM -0500, Toby Thain wrote: > > > > > Its not me. There are people on Linux forums that wont to try out > > > Solaris + ZFS and this is a concern, for them. What should I tell > > > them?

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS fragments 32 bits RAM? Problem?

2008-12-06 Thread Brian Hechinger
On Sat, Dec 06, 2008 at 11:31:06AM -0500, Toby Thain wrote: > > > Its not me. There are people on Linux forums that wont to try out > > Solaris + ZFS and this is a concern, for them. What should I tell > > them? That it is not fixed? That they have reboot every week? > > Someone knows? > >

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS fragments 32 bits RAM? Problem?

2008-12-06 Thread Toby Thain
On 6-Dec-08, at 7:10 AM, Orvar Korvar wrote: > Its not me. There are people on Linux forums that wont to try out > Solaris + ZFS and this is a concern, for them. What should I tell > them? That it is not fixed? That they have reboot every week? > Someone knows? That it's not recommended f

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS fragments 32 bits RAM? Problem?

2008-12-06 Thread Orvar Korvar
Its not me. There are people on Linux forums that wont to try out Solaris + ZFS and this is a concern, for them. What should I tell them? That it is not fixed? That they have reboot every week? Someone knows? -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS fragments 32 bits RAM? Problem?

2008-12-05 Thread Brian Hechinger
On Fri, Dec 05, 2008 at 11:35:27AM -0800, Orvar Korvar wrote: > I see this old post about ZFS fragmenting the RAM if it is 32 bit. This makes > the memory run out. Is it still true, or has it been fixed? Don't waste your time trying to run ZFS on a 32-bit machine. The performance is horrible. I

[zfs-discuss] ZFS fragments 32 bits RAM? Problem?

2008-12-05 Thread Orvar Korvar
I see this old post about ZFS fragmenting the RAM if it is 32 bit. This makes the memory run out. Is it still true, or has it been fixed? http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/zfs-discuss/2006-July/003506.html -- This message posted from opensolaris.org __