Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:47:29 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Freek van Hemert <fvhemert@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: slow ZFS on FreeBSD 8.1 Message-ID: <4D1B7431.7070808@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTim2oV3phJ4bTFL_ENNZYknm7Gjt_3uFdMd1UpYd@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTinfYync_BG3zV028Or4ZgHe5iQ2tLVd1mn4a0r%2B@mail.gmail.com> <4D1AF388.3080107@infracaninophile.co.uk> <AANLkTim2oV3phJ4bTFL_ENNZYknm7Gjt_3uFdMd1UpYd@mail.gmail.com>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigFAC1BC1AAF7B4B3CF657DCFE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 29/12/2010 08:57, Freek van Hemert wrote: > The hacks sounds good until 8.2 is released however, regarding this upg= rade, > is the on-disk format the same? Can I just add the pool to a new instal= l (of > 8.2-RC) and expect higher performance? Or do I need to recreate the poo= l > with the newer versions of the utilities? No -- the on-disk format is different. ZFS will run fine with the older on-disk formats, but you won't get the full benefits without updating them. You'll need to run both 'zpool update -a' and 'zfs update -a' -- this is a non-reversible step, so be certain you will never need to downgrade before doing it. Also, you *will* need to update gptzfsboot on your drives, or you will come to a sticky end if you try and reboot. Something like this: # gpart bootcode -b /boot/pmbr -p /boot/gptzfsboot -i 1 ad0 Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate JID: matthew@infracaninophile.co.uk Kent, CT11 9PW --------------enigFAC1BC1AAF7B4B3CF657DCFE Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.16 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk0bdDkACgkQ8Mjk52CukIzYtgCgiqmzK5kMMqiqC3Hxg7pgLoqN QTAAniZ8vAAJplHbPEwqdhn85oSGpCeX =4wVD -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigFAC1BC1AAF7B4B3CF657DCFE--
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