I know this topic has been hashed around before on the list, but has anyone had more than a couple months experience with SSDs? (solid state drives)
Intel has just announced their new line of SSDs that have multiple (10) I/O channels for servers that are multi-processor or multi-core CPU designed. I realize that VFP might not actually take advantage of the multi-core CPU or multi I/O channels for the storage subsystem, but it could be pretty beneficial for a virtual server supporting multiple users. The problem with SSDs that have me hesitating from trying is that they reportedly have a very high failure rate (compared to traditional spinning disk drives). The most convincing "expose" I read was on a hardware/technology website where the consensus was that if you get 6 months to a year out of an SSD, you're living on thin ice. (Not because of the original problem of the storage wearing out due to repeated writes, but because of the drive just failing to boot suddenly.) The pricing (due to conventional drive pricing being high after the monsoons) is getting attractive...anyone actually had an SSD long enough to have a good track record? Mike Copeland _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/4edfe625.3080...@ggisoft.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
