ZFS Limit Arc Cache

1By default ZFS Arc Cache take 50% of Memory

Using following config you can limit

Create a new file

 nano /etc/modprobe.d/zfs.conf

Add following Line. 8589934592= 8GB

options zfs zfs_arc_max=8589934592

If your root file system is ZFS you must update your initramfs every time this value changes:

Use following command to update

update-initramfs -u

Reboot System

Check new limit using following command

# cat /sys/module/zfs/parameters/zfs_arc_max
8589934592

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