> Hi all > > I just discovered WD Black drives are rumored not to > be set to allow TLER.
Yep: http://opensolaris.org/jive/message.jspa?messageID=501159#501159 > Enterprise drives will cost > about 60% more, and on a large install, that means a > lot of money... True, sometimes more than twice the price. If these are for a business, personally I would invest in TLER-capable drives like the WD REx models (RAID Edition). These allow for fast fails on read/write errors so that the data can be remapped. This prevents the possibility of the drive being kicked from the array. If these are for home and you don't have, or are not willing to spend a lot more on TLER-capable drives then go for something reliable. Forget WD Green drives (see links below). After WD removed TLER-setting on their non-enterprise drives, I have switched to Samsung HD203WI drives and so far these have been flawless. I believe it's a 4-platter model. Samsung have very recently (last month?) brought out a HD204UI model which is a 3-platter (667GB per platter) model, which should be even better -- check the newegg ratings for good/bad news etc. http://opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=121871&tstart=0 http://breden.org.uk/2009/05/01/home-fileserver-a-year-in-zfs/#drives http://jmlittle.blogspot.com/2010/03/wd-caviar-green-drives-and-zfs.html Cheers, Simon -- This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
