Introduction to ZFS

Introduction to ZFS Rev 1d)

Thank you!
Great introduction to ZFS, really!...Short but just long enough to get you on the right track :) Reading advised for newcomers.
As a new user, I appreciated this informative piece. It really helped me understand what ZFS is about. Appropriate for newcomers.
Great into material. Can we have one the cover some of the more interesting knobs and buttons? Perhaps covering how to calculate ARC RAM usage due to L2ARC?
Ericloewe
Ericloewe
I'm looking to keep this simple, so that limits the "interesting" bit. The ZFS book states that the rule of thumb is 25 MB of ARC for each 1 GB of L2ARC. It might be lower with large blocks, but stuff that uses large blocks tends to stream well from disk anyway, so it's not incredibly relevant.
Might be worth arranging for this to be referenced as a useful resource in a future release of the FreeNAS User Guide possibly in the ZFS Primer section https://www.ixsystems.com/documentation/freenas/11.2/zfsprimer.html
Ericloewe
Ericloewe
I'll submit a ticket for the docs team to consider that, but first I want to get about a week of feedback and changes.
A must read before building your FreeNAS server! Thanks!
Wow, so much knowledge condensed in a quick few-pages paper... I recommend it to everyone.
The light in the night.
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