I would run a server on an SSD, and for any server i run i would have a backup and at least a mirror anyhow. PS from my experience web-servers are more read than write so it should last even longer than a mechanical drive. On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 2:21 PM, keith smith wrote: > > I'm almost sold. Are you saying it is ok, or even recommended to build a > web server with SSD's only? > > > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > > --- On *Tue, 4/2/13, Paul Mooring * wrote: > > > From: Paul Mooring > Subject: Re: SSDs > To: "Main PLUG discussion list" > Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 2:08 PM > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7PJ1oeEyGg > -- > Paul Mooring > Systems Engineer and Customer Advocate > > www.opscode.com > > From: Lisa Kachold > > > Reply-To: Main PLUG discussion list > > > Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 1:24 PM > To: Main PLUG discussion list > > > Subject: Re: SSDs > > I have also found that in deference to their claims some of the SSDs > are SLOWER than regular enterprise drives. > I believe this new technology leaves a lot to be desired. > > > On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Derek Trotter > > wrote: > > 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. > > Derek > > -- > "I get my copy of the daily paper, look at the obituaries page, and if I’m > not there, I carry on as usual." > > Patrick Moore > > ------------------------------**--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > -- > > (503) 754-4452 Android > (623) 239-3392 Skype > (623) 688-3392 Google Voice > ** > it-clowns.com > Chief Clown > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen