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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

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