T3 Tech Talk Ep.50: ZFS VDEV Types and ARC Interactions, New LXC Containers for TrueNAS 26

About this episode

This episode discusses ZFS VDEV types, their interaction with ARC, and upcoming changes to LXC Containers in TrueNAS 26.

On today’s TrueNAS Tech Talk, it’s another round of technical information. Chris goes into the details on some of the additional VDEV types and how they interact with the ZFS Adaptive Replacement Cache (ARC) – should you make room for an extra SSD or two in your system? Kris also reveals the upcoming changes to the LXC Container ecosystem in TrueNAS 26 – now merged in the nightlies and ready for testing. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.50: ZFS VDEV Types and ARC Interactions, New LXC Containers for TrueNAS 26 appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

People in this episode

Host: Chris

Topics covered

• ZFS VDEV types
• ARC interactions
• LXC Containers
• TrueNAS 26
• technical information

Keywords

• ZFS
• VDEV
• ARC
• LXC Containers
• TrueNAS 26
• SSD
• technical information

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TrueNAS

Products: TrueNAS 26, ZFS, LXC Containers

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