How useful is a ZIL for samba server?

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anodos

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On my server build I have the budget to add a nice SSD for a ZIL, but I don't think that I really need one.

Server Specs:
Xeon Processor
48GB ECC RAM
10x 7200 RPM SAS drives
4x Intel gigabit NICs

Server Role:
Samba - 50-75 users with an aggregated usage of maybe 100MB/s read and (5MB/s write). Primarily Windows 7 clients.
NFS - connection to server that performs tape backups.

Network: gigabit

I personally don't see much benefit to a ZIL in this situation, but would appreciate input (because it's better to get things right the first time).

Thanks.
 

cyberjock

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I wouldn't even consider a ZIL for your server.
 
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