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pleiad_m45

Improving my ZFS config with SSD-s

Hi all, I'd like to re-create my existing pool and enhance it with SSD-s. 4-wide raidz1 with 14T Seagate Exos SAS drives at the moment.

I already added a cache device, a whole SATA SSD, an older 256G one, reliable but apart of small files it's even slower than my HDD-based pool itself :) (Pool is at around 650-700MB/s, SATA-SSD somewhat slower).

So my intention is to reconfigure things a bit now:

  • add 2 more disks
  • re-create pool as a 6-wide raidz2
  • use one 2TB NVMe SSD with lots of TBW capability as cache
  • use 3 additional high-endurance SATA SSD-s in 3-way mirror as SLOG (10% each) and special devices (90% each) for metadata and small files.

Does it make sense ?

Posted Mar 10, 2025, 4:36 PM UTC

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