From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 26 20:30:08 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 21DDA889 for ; Thu, 26 Mar 2015 20:30:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-yh0-x22b.google.com (mail-yh0-x22b.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4002:c01::22b]) (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 CD7513C4 for ; Thu, 26 Mar 2015 20:30:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: by yhjf44 with SMTP id f44so31739191yhj.3 for ; Thu, 26 Mar 2015 13:30:07 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=hpoGOumC5Ty9dLJITlJOR8+5QQT4kXIYBqLF10KfBk4=; b=VcaQYgz+XGORLoS4SVcy+rnu0s5ewCpaYGIVDy83uZSdp8cBH0fE0LApsw4fnU//uk M+JoUn3JZ1e6CHS7fmAOxxYIJZpQidh1dB0aUbiRdJXJfXd2DYb3cFsaZeVgjQ7zipGA k/bCWqPh82g/aD7P6M9wW/ovPcUYmY1If3ar0VRO8vhKew4mPKqyPMFC31msOI4Ufv4A e5z9dz8zaq/uZf5qRllH+hY+mkoxuCAuTTsUYCgOBahBxFkQ3fU31eFZhr5deoAGOkA2 A9y5zS68gozeURWAcbAPZ8t1dmoU0EogY6nTILWmjY0A5Fdi+rqiLkF1MudZTS9zAs9A gfmw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.236.26.143 with SMTP id c15mr16307982yha.192.1427401806978; Thu, 26 Mar 2015 13:30:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.170.60.69 with HTTP; Thu, 26 Mar 2015 13:30:06 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <20150326180549.GA145@zeeb.org> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 13:30:06 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Seagate Archive HDD From: Mehmet Erol Sanliturk To: Wojciech Puchar Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.18-1 Cc: FreeBSD Hackers 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 20:30:08 -0000 On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 12:39 PM, Wojciech Puchar wrote: > thanks for all info. I don't use any RAIDs, just multiple separate drives > with one UFS filesystem on each (+geli encryption but it doesn't matter). > > I will buy them tomorrow > > On Thu, 26 Mar 2015, Matthew West wrote: > > Hi Wojciech, >> >> On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 11:26:27AM +0100, Wojciech Puchar wrote: >> >>> http://www.storagereview.com/seagate_archive_hdd_review_8tb >>> >>> i want to buy 2 such drives for backup server. >>> >>> This drives use shingled recording. >>> >>> Are anyone using them and can confirm they are compatible on software >>> level with other disks? I understand average random write time would be >>> 5-10 times slower than normal drive because of the need of rewrite few >>> full tracks worth of data, but otherwise will then be compatible and can >>> i >>> use it as usual? >>> >> >> I don't have access to these drives myself, but I've been following a >> thread about them here: >> >> http://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/2zy0uj/ >> just_installed_2x8tb_seagate_archives/ >> >> It does seem that the drives should simply appear as a standard SATA >> drive to the OS. >> >> Obviously, running them in any configuration other than standalone (ie, >> in a RAID, etc.) has some nasty caveats. >> >> Another interesting write-up here: >> >> http://www.technikaffe.de/anleitung-263-seagate_archive_ >> hdd_v2_mit_8tb_im_test >> >> Matthew >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> " >> >> >> _______________________________________________ > > There is a customer review in the following page : http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Archive-HDD-ST8000AS0002-drive/dp/B00QX0ZGO6 Mehmet Erol Sanliturk