ZFS uses the RAM intensively for caching operations. Way more than traditional filesystems. The recommended cache size is 2 GB plus 1 GB per terabyte of capacity. For my server, that would be three quarters of the RAM dedicated entirely to the filesystem.
ZFS uses the RAM intensively for caching operations. Way more than traditional filesystems. The recommended cache size is 2 GB plus 1 GB per terabyte of capacity. For my server, that would be three quarters of the RAM dedicated entirely to the filesystem.