diff --git a/content/CORETutorials/Tasks/UsingResilverPriority.md b/content/CORETutorials/Tasks/UsingResilverPriority.md index 646775be06..64e25826fc 100644 --- a/content/CORETutorials/Tasks/UsingResilverPriority.md +++ b/content/CORETutorials/Tasks/UsingResilverPriority.md @@ -7,18 +7,8 @@ tags: - resilver --- -Resilvering is a process that copies data to a replacement disk. You should complete it as quickly as possible. -Increasing the priority of resilvers helps them finish faster. -The **Resilver Priority** menu allows you to schedule when a resilver can become a higher priority for the system. -You should schedule resilvers when the additional I/O or CPU use does not affect normal usage. - -Go to **Tasks > Resilver Priority** to configure the priority to the best time for your environment. +{{< include file="/static/includes/ResilverPriority.md" >}} ![TasksResilverPriority](/images/CORE/Tasks/TasksResilverPriority.png "Scheduling Resilver Priority Times") -Set **Enabled**, then use the drop-down menus to select a **Begin** and **End** time and what days of the week you want the priority to run. - -{{< hint type=note >}} -A resilver process running during the time frame defined between "Begin Time" and "End Time" will likely work faster. -We advise you avoid putting the system under any intensive activity or heavy loads (replications, SMB transfers, NFS transfers, Rsync transfers, S.M.A.R.T. tests, pool scrubs, etc) during a resilver process. -{{< /hint >}} +{{< include file="/static/includes/ResilverPrioritySetWhen.md" >}} \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/static/includes/ResilverPriority.md b/static/includes/ResilverPriority.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7800d4be20 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/includes/ResilverPriority.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ + + +Resilvering is a process that copies data to a replacement disk. Complete it as quickly as possible. +Resilvering is a high priority task. +It can run in the background while performing other system functions, however, this can put a higher demand on system resources. +Increasing the priority of resilvers helps them finish faster as the system runs tasks with higher priority ranking. + +Use the **Resilver Priority** screen to schedule a time where a resilver task can become a higher priority for the system and when the additional I/O or CPU use does not affect normal usage. diff --git a/static/includes/ResilverPrioritySetWhen.md b/static/includes/ResilverPrioritySetWhen.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..99c88ef860 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/includes/ResilverPrioritySetWhen.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ + + +Select **Enabled**, then use the dropdown lists to select a start time in **Begin** and time to finish in **End** to define a priority period for the resilver. +To select the day(s) to run the resilver, use the **Days of the Week** dropdown to select when the task can run with the priority given. + +{{< hint type=note >}} +A resilver process running during the time frame defined between the beginning and end times likely runs faster than during times when demand on system resources is higher. +We advise you to avoid putting the system under any intensive activity or heavy loads (replications, SMB transfers, NFS transfers, Rsync transfers, S.M.A.R.T. tests, pool scrubs, etc.) during a resilver process. +{{< /hint >}}