> > As for rotating metal disks, they have a lifetime; > > that's why replacing them with SSD might be your best bet. > > In the case of an SDD, is there no consideration of turning them off, > if they are unused for some time?
No. > In the case of HDD, are you saying that putting them in "spun down" > mode actually would not increase their lifetime? It might, at least they recognize (in smarttools) the number of hours spent rorating. But as I said, I don;t thnik it's even worth it. > > Wait, so you know in advance for how many _months_ > > the machine can sleep? > > Yes... So how often is the machine up (per year) and for how long? Does it just need to wake up to run a script and then shut down again? (Why does it even have to be a separate machine?)
