Re: [PERFORM] OT (slightly) testing for data loss on an SSD drive due to power failure

2011-04-22 Thread Greg Smith
On 04/22/2011 10:04 AM, John Rouillard wrote: We have a couple of ssd's 2 x 160GB Intel X25-M MLC SATA acting as the zil (write journal) and are trying to see if it is safe to use for a power fail situation. Well, the quick answer is "no". I've lost several weekends of my life to recoveri

[PERFORM] OT (slightly) testing for data loss on an SSD drive due to power failure

2011-04-22 Thread John Rouillard
Hi all: I realize this is slightly off topic, but is an issue of concern with the use of ssd's. We are setting up a storage server under solaris using ZFS. We have a couple of ssd's 2 x 160GB Intel X25-M MLC SATA acting as the zil (write journal) and are trying to see if it is safe to use for a p