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Re: big drives

From Don Kuenz <g@crcomp.net>
Newsgroups sci.electronics.design
Subject Re: big drives
Date 2017-03-24 04:15 +0000
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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krw@notreal.com wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Mar 2017 03:01:32 -0000 (UTC), Don Kuenz <g@crcomp.net>
> wrote:
>
>>
>><snip>
>>
>>>>SSD deployments into non-mission critical applications are actually
>>>>quite old school to me at this juncture. Regardless it's still best
>>>>for me to "lead from behind" and let other people bet their own
>>>>mission critical farms first. :0)
>>>
>>> What's "mission critical" about a cycle server?  Add another.
>>
>>My server farms, plural, each contain multiple servers. There's at most
>>one cycle server in the mix. That particular cycle server is not mission
>>critical.
>>
>>The remaining servers of interest host mission critical applications for
>>unaffiliated enterprises. It's just like the name says, when a mission
>>critical server fails the enterprise fails. That's why it's best for me
>>to "lead from behind" and let other people bet their own mission
>>critical farms first. :0)
>
> OK, but you haven't addressed the point.  What's the purpose of a 15K
> drive - at all.  For a cycle-server, reliability isn't critical so SSD
> is a natural solution. The disk in a byte server needs more
> reliability (RAID helps a lot) but not so much speed.   A slower,
> high-density drive will have the same, or even higher data rate as a
> 15K and an SSD has *far* faster access.  What's the point in the 15K?
> My bet is that's why they haven't improved much.

One of my vendors supports thousands of dermatology and gastroenterology
practices across the nation. They insist on 15K. They won't even give me
the time of day without it.

"You can't argue with success." And that's why 15K works for me too.
Remember my "lead from behind" policy. :0)

Thank you,

--
Don Kuenz KB7RPU

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big drives John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-21 10:21 -0700
  Re: big drives bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-03-21 13:47 -0400
    Re: big drives George Herold <gherold@teachspin.com> - 2017-03-21 12:42 -0700
      Re: big drives dagmargoodboat@yahoo.com - 2017-03-21 12:55 -0700
        Re: big drives George Herold <gherold@teachspin.com> - 2017-03-21 13:37 -0700
          Re: big drives bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-03-21 21:51 -0700
            Re: big drives George Herold <gherold@teachspin.com> - 2017-03-22 07:26 -0700
  Re: big drives Winfield Hill <hill@rowland.harvard.edu> - 2017-03-22 03:38 -0700
    Re: big drives Don Kuenz <g@crcomp.net> - 2017-03-22 14:23 +0000
      Re: big drives David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-22 16:43 +0100
        Re: big drives Don Kuenz <g@crcomp.net> - 2017-03-22 18:35 +0000
          Re: big drives David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-23 10:24 +0100
            Re: big drives Don Kuenz <g@crcomp.net> - 2017-03-23 16:11 +0000
              Re: big drives krw@notreal.com - 2017-03-23 13:05 -0400
                Re: big drives Don Kuenz <g@crcomp.net> - 2017-03-23 17:39 +0000
                Re: big drives krw@notreal.com - 2017-03-23 21:05 -0400
                Re: big drives Don Kuenz <g@crcomp.net> - 2017-03-24 03:01 +0000
                Re: big drives krw@notreal.com - 2017-03-23 23:09 -0400
                Re: big drives Don Kuenz <g@crcomp.net> - 2017-03-24 04:15 +0000
                Re: big drives krw@notreal.com - 2017-03-24 22:34 -0400
      Re: big drives Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-22 12:25 -0700
        Re: big drives dplatt@coop.radagast.org (Dave Platt) - 2017-03-22 13:57 -0700
          Re: big drives Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-22 16:03 -0700
        Re: big drives krw@notreal.com - 2017-03-22 20:29 -0400
  Re: big drives tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-22 04:36 -0700
    Re: big drives Spehro Pefhany <speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> - 2017-03-22 08:57 -0400
      Re: big drives Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2017-03-22 11:59 -0400
        Re: big drives krw@notreal.com - 2017-03-22 13:23 -0400
          Re: big drives Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> - 2017-03-22 16:38 -0500
            Re: big drives krw@notreal.com - 2017-03-22 20:31 -0400
            Re: big drives gray_wolf <g_wolf@nospam.com> - 2017-03-23 20:59 -0500
            Re: big drives gray_wolf <g_wolf@nospam.com> - 2017-03-23 21:00 -0500
        Re: big drives Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2017-03-23 22:21 -0800
    Re: big drives John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-22 07:51 -0700
      Re: big drives krw@notreal.com - 2017-03-22 13:23 -0400
      Re: big drives Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2017-03-23 22:19 -0800
      Re: big drives tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-24 04:26 -0700
        Re: big drives John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-24 08:38 -0700
    Re: big drives Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> - 2017-03-22 16:37 -0500
      Re: big drives John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-22 16:07 -0700
        Re: big drives Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-22 16:21 -0700
          Re: big drives John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-22 16:45 -0700
            Re: big drives Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-22 23:21 -0700
              Re: big drives John Larkin <jjlarkinxyxy@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-24 13:06 -0700
                Re: big drives Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-24 16:56 -0700
                Re: big drives John Larkin <jjlarkinxyxy@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-24 17:35 -0700
                Re: big drives Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-24 21:47 -0700
      Re: big drives Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-22 16:19 -0700
        Re: big drives John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-22 16:50 -0700
          Re: big drives Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-22 17:58 -0700
            Re: big drives John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-22 21:00 -0700
              Re: big drives Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-22 22:50 -0700
                Re: big drives John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-23 08:27 -0700
                Re: big drives Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-23 12:25 -0700
      Re: big drives tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-24 04:31 -0700
        Re: big drives Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-24 06:38 -0700
          Re: big drives John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-24 08:41 -0700
            Re: big drives Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-24 11:38 -0700
              Re: big drives John Larkin <jjlarkinxyxy@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-24 13:55 -0700
              Re: big drives tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-24 17:14 -0700
                Re: big drives John Larkin <jjlarkinxyxy@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-24 17:41 -0700
                Re: big drives Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-24 18:00 -0700
  Re: big drives Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com> - 2017-03-23 09:35 -0700
  Re: big drives "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> - 2017-03-23 18:38 -0400
    Re: big drives Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-23 16:18 -0700
      Re: big drives Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2017-03-23 18:29 -0400
        Re: big drives Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-23 18:38 -0700
          Re: big drives Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-23 18:54 -0700
            Re: big drives pcdhobbs@gmail.com - 2017-03-23 19:16 -0700
              Re: big drives Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-23 19:28 -0700
                Re: big drives pcdhobbs@gmail.com - 2017-03-23 19:55 -0700
                Re: big drives krw@notreal.com - 2017-03-23 23:04 -0400
                Re: big drives pcdhobbs@gmail.com - 2017-03-23 22:00 -0700
                Re: big drives John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-24 08:46 -0700
                Re: big drives krw@notreal.com - 2017-03-24 22:38 -0400
                Re: big drives Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-23 22:22 -0700
                Re: big drives pcdhobbs@gmail.com - 2017-03-23 23:08 -0700
                Re: big drives Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-24 00:21 -0700
                Re: big drives John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-24 09:00 -0700
                Re: big drives David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-24 17:14 +0100
                Re: big drives tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-24 09:19 -0700
                Re: big drives David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-24 17:47 +0100
                Re: big drives Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-24 12:01 -0700
                Re: big drives Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2017-03-24 20:30 +0000
                Re: big drives John Larkin <jjlarkinxyxy@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-24 14:06 -0700
                Re: big drives Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-24 11:55 -0700
                Re: big drives "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> - 2017-03-25 04:00 -0400
                Re: big drives upsidedown@downunder.com - 2017-03-24 22:18 +0200
                Re: big drives John Larkin <jjlarkinxyxy@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-24 14:15 -0700
                Re: big drives Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2017-03-25 13:21 +0200
                Re: big drives John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-25 07:54 -0700
                Re: big drives Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-25 10:53 -0700
                Re: big drives upsidedown@downunder.com - 2017-03-25 23:11 +0200
                Re: big drives Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-25 15:14 -0700
                Re: big drives upsidedown@downunder.com - 2017-03-26 12:18 +0300
                Re: big drives Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-26 03:33 -0700
                Re: big drives Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2017-03-26 16:36 -0400
                Re: big drives John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-26 14:13 -0700
                Re: big drives Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2017-03-25 21:04 +0200
                Re: big drives pcdhobbs@gmail.com - 2017-03-24 19:03 -0700
                Re: big drives John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-24 08:53 -0700
                Re: big drives Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-24 12:12 -0700
                Re: big drives John Larkin <jjlarkinxyxy@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-24 14:20 -0700
                Re: big drives krw@notreal.com - 2017-03-24 22:43 -0400
                Re: big drives John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-24 20:10 -0700
                Re: big drives krw@notreal.com - 2017-03-24 23:23 -0400
                Re: big drives John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-24 22:25 -0700
                Re: big drives Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2017-03-25 13:23 +0200
        Re: big drives John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-23 19:36 -0700
      Re: big drives upsidedown@downunder.com - 2017-03-24 10:14 +0200
        Re: big drives Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-24 01:31 -0700
    Re: big drives John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-23 16:21 -0700
      Re: big drives "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> - 2017-03-24 08:54 -0400

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