Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:43:11 +0200 From: mxb <mxb@alumni.chalmers.se> To: "freebsd-fs@freebsd.org" <freebsd-fs@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ZFS: ZIL device export/import Message-ID: <2753912E-0B91-4F73-B956-9D558F16EEAE@alumni.chalmers.se> In-Reply-To: <9EE9328B-40B1-4510-B404-242D0F2C7697@alumni.chalmers.se> References: <5A2824CA-2A67-47FA-AB27-20C6EBD2C501@alumni.chalmers.se> <51699B8E.7050003@platinum.linux.pl> <BCBD7CDE-1BBB-4855-9240-897770FEF822@alumni.chalmers.se> <op.wvhrfrhj8527sy@pinky> <2DE8AD5E-B84C-4D88-A242-EA30EA4A68FD@alumni.chalmers.se> <op.wvhyvkzx8527sy@pinky> <9EE9328B-40B1-4510-B404-242D0F2C7697@alumni.chalmers.se>
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Thanks everyone, whom replied! //mxb On 14 apr 2013, at 12:01, mxb <mxb@alumni.chalmers.se> wrote: > > Well, I'm trying to preclude any undesired effect in the whole setup, as this is going to production. > > SAS-link might not be a bottleneck here and I'm overreacting. > > Locally ,on per HU basis, I have 6Gbit/s SAS/SATA. Both card and disks(SSD) attached to it. > SAS Expander is also 6Gbit/s, attaching 10k RPM SAS mechanical disks on JBOD. > > I use Intel 520 SSD and Pulsar SSD in this setup. > ZIL resided locally on Intel SSD(per HU), but now will probably move to Pulsar SSD(moved to JBOD as those disks have dual SAS/SATA link). L2ARC resided on Pulsar (Pulsar was in each HU. eg. I have 2x Pulsar). > > Looks like I have to re-design the whole setup, as of ZIL. > > //mxb > > > On 13 apr 2013, at 22:51, Ronald Klop <ronald-freebsd8@klop.yi.org> wrote: > >> I thought the idea of ZIL is a fast buffer before the write to slow disk. Are you really sure the SAS expander is the bottleneck in the system instead of the disks? >
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