On 2005/07/15 22:13:37, Rod.. Whitworth wrote: > I see that we can use: > CF > Microdrive (in a CF slot) > 2.5" IDE laptop drive. > > Way back I would have dropped CF where I need logging and some other > persistent data storage (spamdb etc) due to the limited cycle life. Now > I hear this in not an issue. Does this fact make this choice a prime > candidate?
CF is right for my needs, I occasionally sync files (rather than writing directly to CF) which works well enough for spamd/dhcpd databases for me, I log by syslog to a remote host and logging on the box itself is to memory-buffers (lost at reboot). This may or may not suit you. Apparently modern CF allow in the order of 10+ million writes so they'll probably last quite well with sensibly-configured logging too. > Using spinning storage begs the question as to whether either flavour > will automatically spin down when idle for some time? Alternatively can > I do this another way? Yes and it's generally recommended. With a few (difficult to get hold of) exceptions, 2.5" and smaller drives aren't rated for 24x7 use.
