From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 26 14:16:18 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A11EC483 for ; Thu, 26 Mar 2015 14:16:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-oi0-x231.google.com (mail-oi0-x231.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4003:c06::231]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 656BBE68 for ; Thu, 26 Mar 2015 14:16:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: by oigz129 with SMTP id z129so5231165oig.1 for ; Thu, 26 Mar 2015 07:16:17 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=references:mime-version:in-reply-to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:cc:from:subject:date:to; bh=6LKy66qcws3ZwGyxIMMAha+8s38xSOVPOERVIVMtDWY=; b=tvJnFHLm5zU0p+YmqS9ge02Ayj2gAeQ8v5AplQT8DuFQREOY98tXLzwKjGoA/FuvhA lhFY/X09W9EorQ2rs9V1EK26/qXP8sAXeGl5znWauqn4RK6oxZj/NYAkpK487Jfjkvyp Ja2278We3krKQKYDehVXx2n8lCCzlxqBcH94BThcLNZ4Klrk0DjqNHmXBILLQVH9EmeS khVPTI6N5atYM11ne1dDBEYGdACqdpJhq2NcnWOCQ4pOLOJg+2vzZkEpTTZdOnVTJMXZ 4x+Y/IY7jJui31Kz8NetH5pPMbGeI2DPzPEoNcY4BG8pQtDv2psH78h8JllkHWut/Fe2 NqqQ== X-Received: by 10.60.47.80 with SMTP id b16mr12358606oen.10.1427379377597; Thu, 26 Mar 2015 07:16:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [21.227.54.213] ([66.87.120.213]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id ku2sm4455123obc.12.2015.03.26.07.16.16 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Thu, 26 Mar 2015 07:16:16 -0700 (PDT) References: Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (12B440) From: "B. Estrade" Subject: Re: Seagate Archive HDD Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 09:16:12 -0500 To: Wojciech Puchar Cc: "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 14:16:18 -0000 Interesting. The write up says it's "drive managed" and the host OS need not= be be aware of the on disk SMR. Short of a real testimonial, it seems like i= t's just be seen as a normal drive. Brett Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 26, 2015, at 5:26 AM, Wojciech Puchar wrote: >=20 > http://www.storagereview.com/seagate_archive_hdd_review_8tb >=20 > i want to buy 2 such drives for backup server. >=20 > This drives use shingled recording. >=20 > Are anyone using them and can confirm they are compatible on software leve= l with other disks? I understand average random write time would be 5-10 tim= es slower than normal drive because of the need of rewrite few full tracks w= orth of data, but otherwise will then be compatible and can i use it as usua= l? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"=