Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 13:32:49 +0100 From: Christian Tischler <mail@myunix.net> To: cpghost@cordula.ws, questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: HDD idle shutdown. Message-ID: <423C1BF1.3000200@myunix.net> In-Reply-To: <20050318201030.GB56856@fw.farid-hajji.net> References: <423A9D8D.4030409@myunix.net> <20050318102450.GA54209@fw.farid-hajji.net> <20050318142056.Q2589@maren.thelosingend.net> <20050318201030.GB56856@fw.farid-hajji.net>
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cpghost@cordula.ws wrote: >On Fri, Mar 18, 2005 at 02:22:29PM +0100, Svein Halvor Halvorsen wrote: > > >>* cpghost@cordula.ws [2005-03-18 11:24 +0100] >> >> >>> On Fri, Mar 18, 2005 at 10:21:17AM +0100, Christian Tischler wrote: >>> > I wondered whether there is an option to shut down an idle HDD until it >>> > is needed again? >>> > I am using FreeBSD 5.x. >>> >>> /usr/ports/sysutils/ataidle >>> >>> >>Note that, while this indeed will spin down your hdd, the system will most >>likely spin it up again after a short period of time, unless you modify >>some settings. Especially the cron system may cause your hdd to spin up >>every once in a while. >> >> > >Yes, that's true. Watch out for activity in /var/log etc. >I'm using ataidle on "diskless" workstations with attached >hdd (now if that's not an oxymoron!). Most activities happen >on the NFS mounted system partitions, and the hdd is only there >for backup purposes and for file systems that are not always in >use (like /home and so). Running ataidle on such workstations >proves to be very effective. > > > >>Svein Halvor >> >> > >-cpghost. > > > Actually this is for my home server which provides nfs/samba shares. The idle process is only for the data only drives. thx Christian
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