----- Original Message ----- > On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 10:33:56AM -0500, Tim Nelson wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > Does the 'FSCKFIX' option within /etc/default/rcS do what I > > > > need? > > > > > > Yes, but your disks will continue to degrade. One morning you > > > will wake up to find a dead server, much earlier than you would > > > otherwise. > > > > > > > How would they continue to degrade? Meaning, what is the difference > > between the system answering 'YES' to the manual prompts versus > > someone driving out and doing the same thing? Of course, we're > > going on the premise that the power situation cannot be fixed, and > > the solution is to get the best reliability out of the system when > > it experiences somewhat random/often reboots. I know it isn't > > ideal... > > Every time the disks have been power-interrupted, they degrade a > variable > amount ranging from zero to instant-death. The fsck is merely your > system attempting to repair damage to the logical filesystem riding > on > top of those physical disks. It cannot repair damage to the actual > disks, > just the filesystem. > > You can get a minimally capable UPS for about $50. I'm guessing > that will pay for itself in terms of people-time in one or two > trips saved, and will pay for itself in disk replacement in the > first year. >
The system in question is running from an SSD, which I assume changes your assumptions quite a bit. With a traditional HDDs, the loss of power causes a head crash, etc which does in turn lessen the life of the drive. I understand a UPS is the best solution, but let's keep going on this topic based upon power being a variable I cannot control. Back to the original question(s), how can I make this the most robust system (not of all time, but in this use case scenario), both in data integrity and ability to fully boot? --Tim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/16172507.128534.1374769143415.javamail.r...@rockbochs.com
