| From: | Benjamin Smith <lists(at)benjamindsmith(dot)com> |
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| To: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: SSDs with Postgresql? |
| Date: | 2011-04-19 17:07:52 |
| Message-ID: | 201104191007.52159.lists@benjamindsmith.com |
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On Sunday, April 17, 2011 01:55:02 AM Henry C. wrote:
> On Thu, April 14, 2011 18:56, Benjamin Smith wrote:
> > After a glowing review at AnandTech (including DB benchmarks!) I decided
> > to spring for an OCX Vertex 3 Pro 120 for evaluation purposes. It cost
> > about $300
> >
> > with shipping, etc and at this point, won't be putting any
> >
> > Considering that I sprang for 96 GB of ECC RAM last spring for around
> > $5000, even if I put the OCX drives in pairs w/RAID1, I'd still come out
> > well ahead if it allows me to put off buying more servers for a year or
> > two.
>
> Exactly. Be aware of the risks, plan for failure and reap the rewards.
Just curious what your thoughts are with respect to buying SSDs and mirroring
them with software RAID 1. (I use Linux/CentOS)
-Ben
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