<div dir="ltr">I usually build file servers with a lower cost 2 port array for OS only then build a Linux Raid of the main storage area this could easily apply to SSD's. some tips for SSD's up the ram and turn of swap or lower the swappiness and put swap on a secondary disk if you are not comfortable with a swap-less system. and that is only in the ones I'm really paranoid about. </div>
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not necessarily a problem. Most of the time (hopefully always) your data is backed up elsewhere frequently and your have some redundancy by way of master/slave servers and load balancing. If that's the case, using solid state drives will wipe the floor with
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I'm almost sold. Are you saying it is ok, or even recommended to build a web server with SSD's only?<br>
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I have a question about SSDs. I've read that they like the USB thumb drives can be written to a certain number of times before they fail. What is the expected lifetime of an SSD? They're terribly expensive if they're only going to last 2 or 3 years.<span><font color="#888888"><br>
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