jmcguire525
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First time build and I've been reading, testing, and learning as much as possible but I'm stuck on what to do here... I've got a 6x8tb RaidZ2 volume, 8 total sata ports (2 available), and an m.2 nvme slot. I originally planned to use a ssd for the boot drive, and ssd for a SLOG drive, and an nvme ssd for jails... but I'm not sure that is best.
First off I am trying to maximize my NFS write speed. Without a SLOG drive, sync=standard ~30MBps, sync=disabled ~70MBps. I tested using the nvme drive for SLOG and got ~60MBps standard and ~78MBps disabled... This is writing from a W10 Pro computer so the implementation of NFS on it may be slowing things down as well, if you have any tips for speeding things up let me know.
The storage is almost completely comprised of media, NVR footage, and other non-vital files... losing the array would be a disappointing but having one of two writes fail because of a SLOG drive wouldn't bother me much. That being said, what is my best option?
1. ssd boot drive, nvme jails, ssd SLOG
2. ssd boot, nvme SLOG, ssd jails
3. ssd boot, mirrored nvme SLOG, ssd jails
4. usb boot, mirrored ssd SLOG, nvme jails
5. I also have 64GB ecc ram, should I consider using a ram drive for SLOG?
Also, I realize that endurance is important for the SLOG drive, how important is it for the drive that holds my jails?
First off I am trying to maximize my NFS write speed. Without a SLOG drive, sync=standard ~30MBps, sync=disabled ~70MBps. I tested using the nvme drive for SLOG and got ~60MBps standard and ~78MBps disabled... This is writing from a W10 Pro computer so the implementation of NFS on it may be slowing things down as well, if you have any tips for speeding things up let me know.
The storage is almost completely comprised of media, NVR footage, and other non-vital files... losing the array would be a disappointing but having one of two writes fail because of a SLOG drive wouldn't bother me much. That being said, what is my best option?
1. ssd boot drive, nvme jails, ssd SLOG
2. ssd boot, nvme SLOG, ssd jails
3. ssd boot, mirrored nvme SLOG, ssd jails
4. usb boot, mirrored ssd SLOG, nvme jails
5. I also have 64GB ecc ram, should I consider using a ram drive for SLOG?
Also, I realize that endurance is important for the SLOG drive, how important is it for the drive that holds my jails?