Re: [zfs-discuss] nfs and smb performance

2008-03-28 Thread abs
Sorry for being vague but I actually tried it with the cifs in zfs option, but I think I will try the samba option now that you mention it. Also is there a way to actually improve the nfs performance specifically? cheers, abs "Peter Brouwer, Principal Storage Architect, Office of the

Re: [zfs-discuss] nfs and smb performance

2008-03-28 Thread abs
them. /dale On Mar 27, 2008, at 6:16 PM, abs wrote: > hello all, > i have two xraids connect via fibre to a poweredge2950. the 2 > xraids are configured with 2 raid5 volumes each, giving me a total > of 4 raid5 volumes. these are striped across in zfs. the read and > write

[zfs-discuss] nfs and smb performance

2008-03-27 Thread abs
Windows scenario. i was wondering if anyone else was experiencing similar issues and if there is some tuning i can do or am i just missing something. thanx in advance. cheers, abs - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage

Re: [zfs-discuss] Periodic flush

2008-03-27 Thread abs
you may want to try disabling the disk write cache on the single disk. also for the RAID disable 'host cache flush' if such an option exists. that solved the problem for me. let me know. Bob Friesenhahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Thu, 27 Mar 2008, Neelakanth Nadgir wrote: > > This causes t

Re: [zfs-discuss] nfs over zfs

2008-02-28 Thread abs
thank you so much. that fixed it all. i've been at it for 3 days now. cheers, abs Marion Hakanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > i am a little new to zfs so please excuse my ignorance. i have a poweredge > 2950 running Nevada B82 with an Apple Xrai

[zfs-discuss] nfs over zfs

2008-02-28 Thread abs
increases for the command. i have also noticed that none of the led's on the drives flicker. would someone be able to point in the right direction? any help is appreciated. thanx in advance. cheers, abs - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your hom