user11262: I have downloaded a copy of the 6 man Syzygy tablebase and configured it on my Fritz 15 GUI. 
Due to obvious memory constraints, the full 6 man Syzygy tablebase cannot be loaded into memory (ie. ramdisk). Will I gain any benefit moving some of the 6 piece tablebase files onto a ramdisk, and if so, which piece combinations should I gain the most benefit from (ie. in terms of endgame positions). Has anyone done analysis in this area?
Currently I host my 6 piece Syzygy tablebase on my Synology NAS via iSCSI. 

user12365: During search engines access the *.rtbw files only. These are best placed on your fastest local drive (ca. 70 GB). Low latency is more important than bandwidth.
The *.rtbz files are not speed critical. They are needed at the root only, when playing out 6-man positions.
The caching is best left to your OS.

user825: I have been doing this a lot recently. My iOS Syzygy 6-men apps require at least 2GB (possibly more) to run, which is not so easy for iPhones and iPads.

You gain the most benefit if you follow https://shop.chessbase.com/en/products/endspiel_turbo_4. This is also how I distribute.
Stockfish only memory map (mmap) your tablebase file when it is needed. So you might choose your files depend on what position you want.
I can't comment on iSCSI, NAS etc.


11262: <p>I have downloaded a copy of the 6 man Syzygy tablebase and configured it on my Fritz 15 GUI. </p>

<p>Due to obvious memory constraints, the full 6 man Syzygy tablebase cannot be loaded into memory (ie. ramdisk). Will I gain any benefit moving some of the 6 piece tablebase files onto a ramdisk, and if so, which piece combinations should I gain the most benefit from (ie. in terms of endgame positions). Has anyone done analysis in this area?</p>

<p>Currently I host my 6 piece Syzygy tablebase on my Synology NAS via iSCSI. </p>
 12365: <p>During search engines access the *.rtbw files only. These are best placed on your fastest local drive (ca. 70 GB). Low latency is more important than bandwidth.</p>

<p>The *.rtbz files are not speed critical. They are needed at the root only, when playing out 6-man positions.</p>

<p>The caching is best left to your OS.</p>
 825: <p>I have been doing this a lot recently. My iOS Syzygy 6-men apps require at least 2GB (possibly more) to run, which is not so easy for iPhones and iPads.</p>

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<li>You gain the most benefit if you follow <a href="https://shop.chessbase.com/en/products/endspiel_turbo_4" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://shop.chessbase.com/en/products/endspiel_turbo_4</a>. This is also how I distribute.</li>
<li>Stockfish only memory map (mmap) your tablebase file when it is needed. So you might choose your files depend on what position you want.</li>
<li>I can't comment on iSCSI, NAS etc.</li>
</ul>
