X-Git-Url: https://git.proxmox.com/?p=pve-docs.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=local-zfs.adoc;h=13f6050f6d8021dc2bc08d6a156c14c1ee69d6c6;hp=a5d2fc132d5ac291ebf8d8f8c033fb09b30a73d4;hb=856993e4166495537f42e0b9c3a51c966227feab;hpb=0235c7415c49ff1bea99290b6acb96793903dbb1 diff --git a/local-zfs.adoc b/local-zfs.adoc index a5d2fc1..13f6050 100644 --- a/local-zfs.adoc +++ b/local-zfs.adoc @@ -307,14 +307,18 @@ time this value changes: ==== +[[zfs_swap]] .SWAP on ZFS -SWAP on ZFS on Linux may generate some troubles, like blocking the +Swap-space created on a zvol may generate some troubles, like blocking the server or generating a high IO load, often seen when starting a Backup to an external Storage. We strongly recommend to use enough memory, so that you normally do not -run into low memory situations. Additionally, you can lower the +run into low memory situations. Should you need or want to add swap, it is +preferred to create a partition on a physical disk and use it as swapdevice. +You can leave some space free for this purpose in the advanced options of the +installer. Additionally, you can lower the ``swappiness'' value. A good value for servers is 10: sysctl -w vm.swappiness=10