if you do not have a hardware RAID controller. The `Options` button
lets you select the ZFS RAID level, and you can choose disks there.
-The next pages just asks for basic configuration options like time
+The next pages just ask for basic configuration options like time
zone and keyboard layout. You also need to specify your email address
-and select a superuser password.
+and superuser (root) password (must have at least 5 characters).
The last step is the network configuration. Please note that you can
use either IPv4 or IPv6 here, but not both. If you want to configure a
`maxvz`::
-Define the size of the `data` volume, which is mounted at
-`/var/lib/vz`.
+Define the size of the `data` volume.
`minfree`::
ZFS Performance Tips
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-ZFS uses a lot of memory, so it is best to add additional 8-16GB RAM
-if you want to use ZFS.
+ZFS uses a lot of memory, so it is best to add additional RAM if you
+want to use ZFS. A good calculation is 4GB plus 1GB RAM for each TB
+RAW disk space.
ZFS also provides the feature to use a fast SSD drive as write cache. The
write cache is called the ZFS Intent Log (ZIL). You can add that after
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{pve} ships as a set of Debian packages, so you can simply install it
-on top of a normal Debian installation. After configuring the
+on top of a normal Debian installation. After configuring the
repositories, you need to run:
[source,bash]
* link:/wiki/Installation:_Tips_and_Tricks[Installation: Tips and Tricks]
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