On Tue, 08 May 2012 09:22:56 +0000, Ramon Hofer wrote: > On Mon, 07 May 2012 14:35:31 +0000, Camaleón wrote:
(...) >> Those "green" disks can be good for using them as stand-alone devices >> for user backup/archiving but not for 24/365 nor a NAS nor something >> that requires quick access and fast speeds such a raid. > > I haven't thought about that. So the controller must be a bit more > patient ;-) "Must" is the key here. But don't expect such collaboration from mdraid nor the hardware controller :-) > I will stay away from the green drives in future. I try to keep away from any computer device that is tagged to be "eco- friendly" (e.g., switches) because they usually cause more trouble than normal (watt-hungry) devices. And the same goes with computer "power-saving" options (hibernation and suspension), I never use that for servers... what the hell, when the computer is "on" I want it to be "on" not sleepy, I need a quick response to whatever event. When I don't use the computer I just power-off and no single watt is wasted. >> For RAM you never-ever get enough :-) >> >>> Ok, RAM is quite cheap and it shouldn't affect power consumption with >>> in comparison to >20 hard disks. >> >> Exactly, your system will be happier and you won't have to worry in >> increasing it for a near future (~5 years). My motto is "always fill >> your system with the maximum amount of RAM, as much as you can afford", >> you won't regret. > > Ok this sounds reasonable. But for 16 GB RAM I can get a 2 TB disk. So I > will have to sleep in it :-) I think 4 GB RAM modules can be still affordable (<150€ per module?), if so, you can add 2 modules of 4 GiB. to get 8 GB from start and afterwards -should you need it- you can add 2 modules more to get 16 GB (although the board allows up to 32 GB. of RAM by using 8 GB modules but that can be costly). Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/jobe0u$vio$7...@dough.gmane.org