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zfs:pools:add_intent_logs_to_a_pool

ZFS - Pools - Add Intent Logs to a Pool

ZIL (ZFS Intent Log) drives can be added to a ZFS pool to speed up the write capabilities of any level of ZFS RAID.

  • One normally would use a fast SSD for the ZIL.
  • Conceptually, ZIL is a logging mechanism where data and metadata to be the written is stored, then later flushed as a transactional write.
  • In reality, the ZIL is more complex than this.
  • One or more drives can be used for the ZIL.

Add a drive to the pool for ZIL

sudo zpool add testpool log /dev/sdg -f

NOTE: This can speed up writes.

  • Typically a fast disk like an SSD will be used.
zfs/pools/add_intent_logs_to_a_pool.txt · Last modified: 2021/10/13 22:11 by peter

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