Re: [AFMUG] New server SSD vs HDD

2019-01-24 Thread Tim Alexander
:* Thursday, January 24, 2019 9:59 AM *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] New server SSD vs HDD The only issue with SSDs is the write endurance, and most of them now have a certain percentage of spare cells to stave that off for a while. They generally won't go toes up

Re: [AFMUG] New server SSD vs HDD

2019-01-24 Thread SmarterBroadband
I think PRO drives have many more writes. Talking Samsung…. Adam From: AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] On Behalf Of Bill Prince Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2019 9:59 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New server SSD vs HDD The only issue with SSDs

Re: [AFMUG] New server SSD vs HDD

2019-01-24 Thread Bill Prince
The only issue with SSDs is the write endurance, and most of them now have a certain percentage of spare cells to stave that off for a while. They generally won't go toes up all at once, but will lose cells, or blocks of cells at some point. You will get more endurance if you oversize them to

Re: [AFMUG] New server SSD vs HDD

2019-01-24 Thread Joe Novak
e a webserver that is maybe 3-4 years old that was built with > SSDs and have had no problems. I think they were Samsung 850 PRO drives. > > > > *From:* AF *On Behalf Of *Josh Baird > *Sent:* Thursday, January 24, 2019 11:17 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group

Re: [AFMUG] New server SSD vs HDD

2019-01-24 Thread Ken Hohhof
] New server SSD vs HDD Nope. On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 12:03 PM Mark - Myakka Technologies mailto:m...@mailmt.com> > wrote: Setting up a new server and trying to decide if I want to go SSD vs HDD. This is a dell R620 and uses 2.5" drives. Last one I setup I just used 1TB W

Re: [AFMUG] New server SSD vs HDD

2019-01-24 Thread Adam Moffett
Write endurance is still a thing.  Just be sure to compare specs. DWPD is the simple number to go by.  If they don't publish a DWPD on the spec sheet that probably means you don't want to know. -Adam On 1/24/2019 12:02 PM, Mark - Myakka Technologies wrote: Setting up a new server and

Re: [AFMUG] New server SSD vs HDD

2019-01-24 Thread Dennis Burgess via AF
Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] New server SSD vs HDD Nope. On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 12:03 PM Mark - Myakka Technologies mailto:m...@mailmt.com>> wrote: Setting up a new server and trying to decide if I want to go SSD vs HDD. This is a dell R620 and uses 2.5" drives. Last one I setup

Re: [AFMUG] New server SSD vs HDD

2019-01-24 Thread Josh Baird
Nope. On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 12:03 PM Mark - Myakka Technologies wrote: > Setting up a new server and trying to decide if I want to go SSD vs > HDD. This is a dell R620 and uses 2.5" drives. Last one I setup I > just used 1TB WD RED 2.5" drives. Now that the price of SDD has >

[AFMUG] New server SSD vs HDD

2019-01-24 Thread Mark - Myakka Technologies
Setting up a new server and trying to decide if I want to go SSD vs HDD. This is a dell R620 and uses 2.5" drives. Last one I setup I just used 1TB WD RED 2.5" drives. Now that the price of SDD has dropped, I was thinking about using SSD over the HDD. Most likely going to be a