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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ZFS
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>> Performance doesn't seem to be one of ZFS's strong points.  Is it
>> considered suitable for a high-performance server?
>
> ZFS is one of the fastest FS I am aware of (if not the fastest).
> You need a sufficient amount of RAM to make the ARC useful.

How much RAM is that?

- Grant