SSDs

[Stephen]

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 <klsmith2020 at yahoo.com> wrote:

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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?
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> --- On *Tue, 4/2/13, Paul Mooring <paul at opscode.com>* wrote:
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> From: Paul Mooring <paul at opscode.com>
> Subject: Re: SSDs
> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org>
> Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 2:08 PM
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>   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.
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> On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Derek Trotter <expat.arizonan at gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=expat.arizonan@gmail.com>
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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.
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