Tue, 21 Jun 2016 11:28:43 -0400 "trondd" <tro...@kagu-tsuchi.com> > On Tue, June 21, 2016 11:24 am, trondd wrote: > > On Sun, June 19, 2016 5:56 am, Sjöholm Per-Olov wrote: > >> Hi > >> > >> Does anyone know if there exist any list of recommendations about how to > >> make > >> an SSD disk to live as long as possible when using it for firewall > >> purpose > >> on > >> OpenBSD? > > > > Since a firewall doesn't need much disk space and it's easier and more > > cost effective to buy slightly larger SSDs than try to find a tiny one, > > > Sorry, fat fingered the wrong buttons... > > To continue... > > I only partitioned about 2/3 of the drive in order to leave a large chunk > of guaranteed free space to let the load leveling do it's job. > > No maintenace hassle of read-only partitions or ram disks. > > Tim.
Yes, hassle free and will probably last longer than the main board electrolyte caps. Even if the SSD is the consumer class device, it will last that way, if it's not filled up to the limit. No worries. The inexpensive USB flash drives can last for years, let alone SSDs. Time to reconf such systems is more than the time to earn the costs. Given you're not thinking many many machines, and one time set up :)
