Re: [zfs-discuss] Memory Usage

2006-09-12 Thread Thomas Burns
Also, where do I set arc.c_max? In etc/system? Out of curiosity, why isn't limiting arc.c_max considered best practice (I just want to make sure I am not missing something about the effect limiting it will have)? My guess is that in our case (lots of small groups -- 50 people or less --

Re: [zfs-discuss] Memory Usage

2006-09-12 Thread Thomas Burns
On Sep 12, 2006, at 2:04 PM, Mark Maybee wrote: Thomas Burns wrote: Hi, We have been using zfs for a couple of months now, and, overall, really like it. However, we have run into a major problem -- zfs's memory requirements crowd out our primary application. Ultimately, we ha

[zfs-discuss] Memory Usage

2006-09-12 Thread Thomas Burns
Hi, We have been using zfs for a couple of months now, and, overall, really like it. However, we have run into a major problem -- zfs's memory requirements crowd out our primary application. Ultimately, we have to reboot the machine so there is enough free memory to start the application.