Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:22:36 -0500 From: Daniel Staal <DStaal@usa.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SSD for ZIL suggestions? Message-ID: <9EB8FD5BA7578C6790570750@mac-pro.magehandbook.com> In-Reply-To: <4F10F94A.3090201@midsummerdream.org> References: <4F10F94A.3090201@midsummerdream.org>
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--As of January 13, 2012 9:40:58 PM -0600, Rob is alleged to have said: > I'm looking at getting a couple of SSDs to act as ZIL drives on FreeBSD > 8/9 systems. Are there any recommended drives? > > Rob --As for the rest, it is mine. I remember that Intel released a line of SSDs that looked ideal for this, but I can't recall which one it was... For a ZIL, write/IOP speed and endurance are primary considerations. Size is not: The ZIL will never need more space than 1/2 the RAM of the box, IIRC. Anything more than that is just wasted space. Daniel T. Staal --------------------------------------------------------------- This email copyright the author. Unless otherwise noted, you are expressly allowed to retransmit, quote, or otherwise use the contents for non-commercial purposes. This copyright will expire 5 years after the author's death, or in 30 years, whichever is longer, unless such a period is in excess of local copyright law. ---------------------------------------------------------------
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