Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs_arc_max values

2012-05-17 Thread Paul Kraus
On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Paynter, Richard richard.payn...@infocrossing.com wrote: Does anyone know what the minimum value for zfs_arc_max should be set to? Does it depend on the amount of memory on the system, and – if so – is there a formula, or percentage, to use to determine what

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs_arc_max values

2012-05-17 Thread Bob Friesenhahn
On Thu, 17 May 2012, Paul Kraus wrote: Why are you trying to tune the ARC as _low_ as possible? In my experience the ARC gives up memory readily for other uses. The only place I _had_ to tune the ARC in production was a couple systems running an app that checks for free memory _before_

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs_arc_max values

2012-05-17 Thread Bob Netherton
I'll agree with Bob on this. A specific use case is a VirtualBox server hosting lots of guests. I even made a point of mentioning this tunable in the Solaris 10 Virtualization Essentials section on vbox :) There are several other use cases as well. Bob Bob Sent from my iPad On May 17,

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs_arc_max values

2012-05-17 Thread Andrew Gabriel
On 05/17/12 15:03, Bob Friesenhahn wrote: On Thu, 17 May 2012, Paul Kraus wrote: Why are you trying to tune the ARC as _low_ as possible? In my experience the ARC gives up memory readily for other uses. The only place I _had_ to tune the ARC in production was a couple systems running an

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs_arc_max values

2012-05-17 Thread Richard Elling
On May 17, 2012, at 5:28 AM, Paul Kraus wrote: On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Paynter, Richard richard.payn...@infocrossing.com wrote: Does anyone know what the minimum value for zfs_arc_max should be set to? Does it depend on the amount of memory on the system, and – if so – is there a

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs_arc_max values

2012-05-17 Thread Paynter, Richard
, if possible. Thanks Rick From: zfs-discuss-boun...@opensolaris.org [mailto:zfs-discuss-boun...@opensolaris.org] On Behalf Of Richard Elling Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 11:24 AM To: Paul Kraus Cc: ZFS Discussions Subject: Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs_arc_max values On May 17, 2012, at 5:28

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs_arc_max values

2012-05-17 Thread Hung-Sheng Tsao Ph.D.
] *On Behalf Of *Richard Elling *Sent:* Thursday, May 17, 2012 11:24 AM *To:* Paul Kraus *Cc:* ZFS Discussions *Subject:* Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs_arc_max values On May 17, 2012, at 5:28 AM, Paul Kraus wrote: On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Paynter, Richard richard.payn...@infocrossing.com

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs_arc_max values

2012-05-17 Thread Hung-Sheng Tsao Ph.D.
, if possible. Thanks Rick *From:*zfs-discuss-boun...@opensolaris.org [mailto:zfs-discuss-boun...@opensolaris.org] *On Behalf Of *Richard Elling *Sent:* Thursday, May 17, 2012 11:24 AM *To:* Paul Kraus *Cc:* ZFS Discussions *Subject:* Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs_arc_max values On May 17, 2012, at 5

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs_arc_max values

2012-05-17 Thread Richard Elling
On May 17, 2012, at 12:19 PM, Paynter, Richard wrote: I have a customer who wants to set zfs_arc_max to 1G for a 16G system, and 2G for a 32G system. Both of these are SAP and/or Oracle db servers. They apparently want to maximize the amount of memory available for the applications.

[zfs-discuss] zfs_arc_max values

2012-05-16 Thread Paynter, Richard
Does anyone know what the minimum value for zfs_arc_max should be set to? Does it depend on the amount of memory on the system, and - if so - is there a formula, or percentage, to use to determine what the minimum value is? Thanks Richard Paynter Confidentiality Note: This e-mail,

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs_arc_max values

2012-05-16 Thread Richard Elling
On May 16, 2012, at 12:35 PM, Paynter, Richard richard.payn...@infocrossing.com wrote: Does anyone know what the minimum value for zfs_arc_max should be set to? Does it depend on the amount of memory on the system, and – if so – is there a formula, or percentage, to use to determine what