i would recommend to read page 12, if i should get asked :-) (not only but in that context)
http://phk.freebsd.dk/pubs/nanobsd.pdf i wouldn't only rely on the manufacturer but on the chip type; just saying = = = http://michael-schuh.net/ = = = Projektmanagement - IT-Consulting - Professional Services IT Rev. P.D. Michael Schuh<http://dudeism.com/ordcertificate?ordname=Michael+Schuh&orddate=05/20/2012> *Ordained Dudeist Priest <http://dudeism.com/>* Postfach 10 21 52 66021 Saarbrücken phone: 0681/8319664 @: m i c h a e l . s c h u h @ g m a i l . c o m = = = Ust-ID: DE251072318 = = = 2013/6/8 Espen F. Johansen <pfse...@gmail.com> > If you buy Intel SSDs you should be able to have a worry free time. > After running them since the first time I was able to get my hands on one. > Never had a single problem with 30+ drives. Remember SSDs behave better > with quality PSUs. > > Espen F. Johansen > > > Sent with AquaMail for Android > http://www.aqua-mail.com > > On 8. juni 2013 20:17:26 "Aaron C. de Bruyn" ** wrote: > > Just a note of personal experience. I've deployed ~20 pfSense firewalls > that had SSDs (both cheap and rated 'good' from Newegg) over the past 2 > years. I am not convinced SSDs are more reliable. Nearly every one has > had an SSD die or become corrupt. We switched them all to USB sticks and > haven't had any more issues. Plus it's easier for us to ship a replacement > USB stick to the client and have them plug it in than to have them pop open > the case and replace the drive. > > Maybe we've just had bad luck with SSDs, but I'm not convinced they are > ready. > > -A > > > On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 12:20 AM, Eugen Leitl <eu...@leitl.org> wrote: > >> On Sat, Jun 08, 2013 at 12:40:34AM +0100, Chris Bagnall wrote: >> >> > Which brings me to the question: the last time I performed a pfSense >> > 'full' install (i.e. not embedded) was several years, and many >> > versions ago. What's the best practice when using an SSD? Use the >> > CD-based installer to do a 'full' install, or continue to use the >> > embedded NanoBSD image? >> >> Modern SSDs are at least as reliable as HDs. I've used SSDs >> with pfSense for years (including IDE DoMs) with full install >> and never had a failure yet. >> >> > As an aside, there are several options on the "Advanced" tab >> > relating to NIC performance options: >> > - Disable hardware checksum offload >> > - Disable hardware TCP segmentation offload >> > - Disable hardware large receive offload >> > Has anyone done any tests / is there a list maintained anywhere with >> >> > details of which NICs are "problematic" with these, and hence should >> > be disabled? The motherboard I'm using is a mix of Intel and Realtek >> > gigabit NICs (em and re respectively). >> >> I've used Supermicro Atoms with 2 Intel NICs onboard and >> with a dual-port Intel NIC added. I would be also interested in >> suggested list of settings for Intel NICs. >> _______________________________________________ >> List mailing list >> List@lists.pfsense.org >> http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list >> > > > _______________________________________________ > List mailing list > List@lists.pfsense.org > http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list > >
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