Dataset type

[Octopuss]

My NAS is used for automated backups from the family computers (running Windows) and as a storage for a torrent seedebox.
The pool itself is of Windows type right now (and the dataset with torrents data is Unix one).

What would be the ideal setup, and does the type even matter from performance or any other points of view?

 

[anodos]

My NAS is used for automated backups from the family computers (running Windows) and as a storage for a torrent seedebox.
The pool itself is of Windows type right now (and the dataset with torrents data is Unix one).

What would be the ideal setup, and does the type even matter from performance or any other points of view?

It has zero performance impact.

 

[Octopuss]

Good to know, but are there any advantages or disadvantages to either of the types?

 

[anodos]

Good to know, but are there any advantages or disadvantages to either of the types?

In 11.2 --- in general, if you want SMB shares to behave predictably, you should go with "Windows". This sets the ZFS aclmode to "restricted", and sets a default ACL.
In 11.3 --- we replaced these with dataset presets (create-time optimizations) and rough edges whether you choose a "Generic" or "SMB" dataset are mostly smoothed away. "SMB" if it's going to be accessed exclusively over SMB protocol. "Generic" for mixed-protocol datasets (or ones that will be accessed by local Unix processes other than Samba). These are rough guidelines, but either way should work in almost all cases.

 

[Octopuss]

So what I set the main pool type to doesn't really matter as long as I set the datasets "correctly"?

 

[anodos]

So what I set the main pool type to doesn't really matter as long as I set the datasets "correctly"?

You should not change the "main pool type" to windows. In 11.3 permissions changes are no longer permitted on root-level datasets.