No, ZFS loves memory and unlike most other FS's around it can make good use of memory. But ZFS will free memory if it recognizes that other apps require memory or you can limit the cache ARC will be using.
To my experiance ZFS still performs nicely on 1 GB boxes. PS: How much 4 GB Ram costs for a desktop ? Mertol Ozyoney Storage Practice - Sales Manager Sun Microsystems, TR Istanbul TR Phone +902123352200 Mobile +905339310752 Fax +902123352222 Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Edward Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 9:32 AM To: zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org Subject: Re: [zfs-discuss] memory hog So does that mean ZFS is not for consumer computer? If ZFS require 4GB of Ram for operation, that means i will need 8GB+ Ram if i were to use Photoshop or any other memory intensive application? And it seems ZFS memory usage scales with the amount of HDD space? This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
