[zfs-discuss] webserver zfs root lock contention under heavy load

2012-03-24 Thread Aubrey Li
Hi, I'm migrating a webserver(apache+php) from RHEL to solaris. During the stress testing comparison, I found under the same session number of client request, CPU% is ~70% on RHEL while CPU% is full on solaris. After some investigation, zfs root lock emerges as a major doubtful point. Firstly, t

Re: [zfs-discuss] Basic ZFS Questions + Initial Setup Recommendation

2012-03-24 Thread Richard Elling
Thanks for sharing, Jeff! Comments below... On Mar 24, 2012, at 4:33 PM, Jeff Bacon wrote: >> 2012-03-21 16:41, Paul Kraus wrote: >>> I have been running ZFS in a mission critical application since >>> zpool version 10 and have not seen any issues with some of the vdevs >>> in a zpool full wh

Re: [zfs-discuss] Good tower server for around 1,250 USD?

2012-03-24 Thread The Honorable Senator and Mrs . John Blutarsky
laotsu said: > well check this link > > https://shop.oracle.com/pls/ostore/product?p1=3DSunFireX4270M2server&p2=3D&p= > 3=3D&p4=3D&sc=3Docom_x86_SunFireX4270M2server&tz=3D-4:00 > > you may not like the price Hahahah! Thanks for the laugh. The dual 10Gbe PCI card breaks my budget. I'm not going t

Re: [zfs-discuss] Basic ZFS Questions + Initial Setup Recommendation

2012-03-24 Thread Jeff Bacon
> 2012-03-21 16:41, Paul Kraus wrote: > > I have been running ZFS in a mission critical application since > > zpool version 10 and have not seen any issues with some of the vdevs > > in a zpool full while others are virtually empty. We have been running > > commercial Solaris 10 releases. The

Re: [zfs-discuss] Good tower server for around 1,250 USD?

2012-03-24 Thread Bob Friesenhahn
On Sat, 24 Mar 2012, Sandon Van Ness wrote: This is a very nice chasis IMHO for a desktop machine: http://www.supermicro.com/products/chassis/4U/743/SC743TQ-865-SQ.cfm I own the same chassis. However, when the system was delivered, it was quite loud. The problem was isolated to using the c

Re: [zfs-discuss] Good tower server for around 1,250 USD?

2012-03-24 Thread Sandon Van Ness
This is a very nice chasis IMHO for a desktop machine: http://www.supermicro.com/products/chassis/4U/743/SC743TQ-865-SQ.cfm I use it for my workstation at work. Supermicro makes very high quality chasis. I got this for under $300 USD when I bought mine. You can also get rails and take off its

Re: [zfs-discuss] Good tower server for around 1,250 USD?

2012-03-24 Thread Jim Klimov
2012-03-24 2:02, Bob Friesenhahn wrote: On Fri, 23 Mar 2012, The Honorable Senator and Mrs. John Blutarsky wrote: Obtaining an "approved" system seems very difficult. Because of the list being out of date and so the systems are no longer available, or because systems available now don't show