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Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine

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From Scott Hemphill <hemphill@hemphills.net>
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Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> writes:

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> I can add a few more data points - not too many, because the drives last
> so damned long.  I'm a believer in 24/7 operation - fewer power surges,
> fewer chances for stiction, less thermal cycling...

I can add another data point.  I am very much in favor of the WD Red
drives.  I burned out a bunch of Seagate drives before I switched to WD
Red in my two 8-drive RAID6 arrays.  I believe the TLER (time limited
error recovery) is important for RAID.

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Western-Digital-Green-vs-Red-Hard-Drives-602/

Scott
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Scott Hemphill	hemphill@alumni.caltech.edu
"This isn't flying.  This is falling, with style."  -- Buzz Lightyear

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Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine Peter Chant <pete@petezilla.co.uk> - 2016-03-18 18:27 +0000
  Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-03-18 14:03 -0500
    Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine Peter Chant <pete@petezilla.co.uk> - 2016-03-19 10:05 +0000
      Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-03-19 07:02 -0500
        Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine Peter Chant <pete@petezilla.co.uk> - 2016-03-19 14:40 +0000
          Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-03-19 12:19 -0500
          Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2016-03-19 22:19 +0000
            Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-03-20 03:35 +0000
              Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine Scott Hemphill <hemphill@hemphills.net> - 2016-03-20 09:31 -0400
            Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine Dave <noone$$@llondel.org> - 2016-03-24 19:47 -0700
              Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-03-25 05:26 -0500
  Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2016-03-18 19:39 +0000

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