On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 2:13 AM, UFS User <ufs.u...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I have run a lot of different FreeBSD systems off (fileservers, firewalls, > routers, etc.) off of compact flash cards[1] and have never had a CF part > fail. > > Most of these were read-only mode, but some of them were left mounted 'rw' > for years (with no swapping, of course). The bottom line is, they never > failed, and some were (and are) in the field for over 8 years now. > > But everyone I know (including me) has had an SSD fail, usually with no > explanation. > > So is this just chance, or ... are CF cards really a lot more reliable > than SSD ? > > It's sloppy, but I never once considered mirroring my CF boot devices, and > now in 2011 I am actually buying two *different* SSDs to put into a boot > mirror > because I am afraid of mirroring identical ones and they both die at > identical times. > > Comments ? > > > > [1] Plain old store-bough Sandisk parts - so a good brand, but nothing > special > > The following pages , and references in them , may be useful : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_drive http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wear_leveling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Write_amplification http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Solid-state_computer_storage_media http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Solid-state_computer_storage Thank you very much . Mehmet Erol Sanliturk _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
