Re: [pfSense] Best practice for SSD installs

2013-06-10 Thread Aaron C. de Bruyn
Verbatim Tough-'n'-Tiny flash drives. 2 GB and 4 GB. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0SF0BP6305 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0SF0BP6306 Most of the ones we have in production are under 1 year old, but we had a lot of SSDs fail before the 1-year mark.

Re: [pfSense] Best practice for SSD installs

2013-06-10 Thread Michael Schuh
Intel actually sells MLC instead of SLC ( iirc they had a series with SLC but they are to expensive, not sure if they sell those further ) They do. As you note, they are more expensive per bit than MLC. The last thing i heard of, was that they now use HET MLC instead of SLC. So all actual

Re: [pfSense] Best practice for SSD installs

2013-06-09 Thread Jim Thompson
On Jun 8, 2013, at 2:24 PM, Michael Schuh michael.sc...@gmail.com wrote: i wouldn't only rely on the manufacturer but on the chip type; just saying If by 'chip' you mean 'controller', I agree. If by 'chip' you mean the actual flash (memory), then… you're likely mistaken. Intel and

Re: [pfSense] Best practice for SSD installs

2013-06-09 Thread Diego Barrios
To: pfSense support and discussion list@lists.pfsense.org Sent: Friday, June 7, 2013 8:40:34 PM Subject: [pfSense] Best practice for SSD installs Greetings list, I've used pfSense embedded for many years on ALIX boards. However, given the difficulty of getting those boards with 4 NICs

Re: [pfSense] Best practice for SSD installs

2013-06-09 Thread Odhiambo Washington
@Aaron, Which brand of USB sticks are these you use? I've tried working with Transcend and found the performance awful. I'll appreciate your recommendation on USB sticks. On 8 June 2013 21:17, Aaron C. de Bruyn aa...@heyaaron.com wrote: Just a note of personal experience. I've deployed ~20

Re: [pfSense] Best practice for SSD installs

2013-06-09 Thread Michael Schuh
2013/6/9 Jim Thompson j...@smallworks.com On Jun 8, 2013, at 2:24 PM, Michael Schuh michael.sc...@gmail.com wrote: i wouldn't only rely on the manufacturer but on the chip type; just saying If by 'chip' you mean 'controller', I agree. If by 'chip' you mean the actual flash (memory),

Re: [pfSense] Best practice for SSD installs

2013-06-09 Thread Jim Thompson
On Jun 9, 2013, at 3:44 PM, Michael Schuh michael.sc...@gmail.com wrote: 2013/6/9 Jim Thompson j...@smallworks.com On Jun 8, 2013, at 2:24 PM, Michael Schuh michael.sc...@gmail.com wrote: Intel actually sells MLC instead of SLC ( iirc they had a series with SLC but they are to

Re: [pfSense] Best practice for SSD installs

2013-06-08 Thread Aaron C. de Bruyn
Just a note of personal experience. I've deployed ~20 pfSense firewalls that had SSDs (both cheap and rated 'good' from Newegg) over the past 2 years. I am not convinced SSDs are more reliable. Nearly every one has had an SSD die or become corrupt. We switched them all to USB sticks and

Re: [pfSense] Best practice for SSD installs

2013-06-08 Thread Mehma Sarja
I've also had bad luck with SSDs on a Supermicro Atom. If you have access to the hardware, SSD is not a bad option. On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 11:17 AM, Aaron C. de Bruyn aa...@heyaaron.comwrote: Just a note of personal experience. I've deployed ~20 pfSense firewalls that had SSDs (both cheap

Re: [pfSense] Best practice for SSD installs

2013-06-08 Thread Espen F. Johansen
If you buy Intel SSDs you should be able to have a worry free time. After running them since the first time I was able to get my hands on one. Never had a single problem with 30+ drives. Remember SSDs behave better with quality PSUs. Espen F. Johansen Sent with AquaMail for Android

Re: [pfSense] Best practice for SSD installs

2013-06-08 Thread Michael Schuh
i would recommend to read page 12, if i should get asked :-) (not only but in that context) http://phk.freebsd.dk/pubs/nanobsd.pdf i wouldn't only rely on the manufacturer but on the chip type; just saying = = = http://michael-schuh.net/ = = = Projektmanagement - IT-Consulting - Professional

Re: [pfSense] Best practice for SSD installs

2013-06-07 Thread Jim Thompson
On Jun 7, 2013, at 7:06 PM, Chris Bagnall pfse...@lists.minotaur.cc wrote: Thanks for the response. On 8/6/13 12:54 am, Jim Thompson wrote: Difficulty? Is this some kind of Brit understatement? Impossible is a more accurate description of the situation. :-) I've seen other AMD

Re: [pfSense] Best practice for SSD installs

2013-06-07 Thread Michael Schuh
2013/6/8 Jim Thompson j...@netgate.com On Jun 7, 2013, at 7:06 PM, Chris Bagnall pfse...@lists.minotaur.cc wrote: Thanks for the response. On 8/6/13 12:54 am, Jim Thompson wrote: Difficulty? Is this some kind of Brit understatement? Impossible is a more accurate description of the