On Thu, 25 Jun 2009, Peter Bako wrote: > Has anyone setup SSD drives in their 4801 or 5501 units? If yes which > brand(s) did you use, did you have any issues with it, how much did it cost, > etc. Did you have issues with performance, heat, etc? > > I'm currently running a 4801 for my home firewall using a 1G microdrive for > storage. So far I have not had any issues using the microdrives, though due > to their size and spinning platter I'm always worried about having then get > damaged. The SSD drive option without any moving parts is really appealing, > plus with a larger size I could store more logs and for longer duration for > better tracking history. I know that the access times on SSD's can be a bit > slow as compared to traditional hard drives, but for this purpose that is > not a major issue.
I've been running off of an 8GB flash in my 4801 for a couple of years now. Only about 2GB used. Running CentOS 4 with the latest updates. It just continues to work with no trouble. -- Matt It's not what I know that counts. It's what I can remember in time to use. _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
