[zfs-discuss] using USB memory keys for l2arc and zil

2009-02-05 Thread Karl Rossing
Would there be an advantage to using 4GB USB memory sticks on a home system for zil and l2arc? CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication (including all attachments) is confidential and is intended for the use of the named addressee(s) only and may contain information that is private,

Re: [zfs-discuss] using USB memory keys for l2arc and zil

2009-02-05 Thread Brandon High
On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 8:15 AM, Karl Rossing ka...@barobinson.com wrote: Would there be an advantage to using 4GB USB memory sticks on a home system for zil and l2arc? Probably not. Most USB devices are slower than SATA disks. -B -- Brandon High : bh...@freaks.com

Re: [zfs-discuss] using USB memory keys for l2arc and zil

2009-02-05 Thread David Champion
Would there be an advantage to using 4GB USB memory sticks on a home system for zil and l2arc? Probably not. Most USB devices are slower than SATA disks. Moreover, all USB devices are alower than most SATA disks. -- -D.d...@uchicago.eduNSITUniversity of Chicago

Re: [zfs-discuss] using USB memory keys for l2arc and zil

2009-02-05 Thread Karl Rossing
Would there be another inexpensive way to add zil and l2arc to a home system? On 02/05/09, David Champion d...@uchicago.edu wrote: Would there be an advantage to using 4GB USB memory sticks on a home system for zil and l2arc? Probably not. Most USB devices are slower than SATA disks.

Re: [zfs-discuss] using USB memory keys for l2arc and zil

2009-02-05 Thread Eric D. Mudama
On Thu, Feb 5 at 17:46, Karl Rossing wrote: Would there be another inexpensive way to add zil and l2arc to a home system? Buy another 4GB of RAM for $50? Wouldn't that effectively grow the arc? -- Eric D. Mudama edmud...@mail.bounceswoosh.org

Re: [zfs-discuss] using USB memory keys for l2arc and zil

2009-02-05 Thread David Dyer-Bennet
On Thu, February 5, 2009 12:01, Eric D. Mudama wrote: On Thu, Feb 5 at 17:46, Karl Rossing wrote: Would there be another inexpensive way to add zil and l2arc to a home system? Buy another 4GB of RAM for $50? Wouldn't that effectively grow the arc? I had to replace a bad 1GB stick of

Re: [zfs-discuss] using USB memory keys for l2arc and zil

2009-02-05 Thread Eric D. Mudama
On Thu, Feb 5 at 12:10, David Dyer-Bennet wrote: Which is to say, I think you're drastically under-pricing 4GB of ram even for a home fileserver. Okay, I was off by $10. 4 GB of ECC protected DDR2 for $40.99 (DDR2-533): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134312 The

Re: [zfs-discuss] using USB memory keys for l2arc and zil

2009-02-05 Thread David Dyer-Bennet
On Thu, February 5, 2009 12:22, Will Murnane wrote: On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 13:10, David Dyer-Bennet d...@dd-b.net wrote: On Thu, February 5, 2009 12:01, Eric D. Mudama wrote: On Thu, Feb 5 at 17:46, Karl Rossing wrote: Would there be another inexpensive way to add zil and l2arc to a home

Re: [zfs-discuss] using USB memory keys for l2arc and zil

2009-02-05 Thread Bob Friesenhahn
On Thu, 5 Feb 2009, Miles Nordin wrote: wm == Will Murnane will.murn...@gmail.com writes: wm http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148115 wm $48 Unbuffered (intel x38 chipset takes these, for example) yeah for some reason they only make the slow speeds in