Tag: zfs on linux

  • ZFS on Linux: How to find the arc stats (was arcstat.py)

    ZFS on Linux: How to find the arc stats (was arcstat.py)

    This has now changed; run the following to find the adaptive read cache stats (ARC):   cat /proc/spl/kstat/zfs/arcstats   You can gleam some really useful information out of how your RAM is being utilised and what your required ARC size might be from the results – this may be a topic for a future post,…

  • ZFS on Linux: Zpool import failed

    ZFS on Linux: Zpool import failed

    We upgraded a Proxmox box today which was running ZFS and ran into this rather scary looking error:   zpool: ../../lib/libzfs/libzfs_import.c:356: Assertion `nvlist_lookup_uint64(zhp->zpool_config, ZPOOL_CONFIG_POOL_GUID, &theguid) == 0′ failed.   Zpools would not import and zpool status did not work. Resolved (so far, anyhow, still testing) by running:   apt-get install zfsutils   Another good reason…

  • ZFS on Linux (Ubuntu) – arcstat.py is now available! How do you run it?

    ZFS on Linux (Ubuntu) – arcstat.py is now available! How do you run it?

    UPDATE: This information is now out of date, see new post here.   One very handy ZFS-related command which has been missing from the standard ZFS on Linux implementation has been arcstat.py. This script provides a great deal of useful information about how effective your adaptive read cache (ARC) is.   ZFSoL 0.6.2 includes it,…