Hi, To be honest I've messed with SSDs a little bit for unrelated purposes and they are lightning fast which makes a general desktop machine much more pleasurable to use. However I honestly don't have a slowness problem with Rivendell. Sure you might shave a few seconds from boot time but I think cost vs benefit its not really worth it. I'd be much happier just using any old random pair of SATA HDDs on a RAID1.
The costs are skewed at the moment due to the flooding but generally 2 HDDs are about half the price of 2 SDDs. Obviously you get more capacity with the HDDs but I appreciate that Riv doesn't need it when you have the audio on a server. Regards, Wayne On Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:08:06 -0000, Bill Putney <bi...@wwpc.com> wrote: > We're moving to 2.1.2 (at last). I need to upgrade one of our machines > to a dual core 64 bit machine and I'm thinking of other things we might > do to improve things. > > It seems like the Rivendell client machines would be quite happy on a 60 > GB drive (except for the /var/snd which lives on the server). 60 GB SSD > drives are under $100 these days and I'm thinking that the reduction of > heat and increase in speed might make them good choices for the client > machines. They should also be quieter than even the quietest spinning > drive. Reduction in the heat load in the boxes might mean that the smart > fans will spin a little slower further reducing noise. > > I am thinking that if there isn't a downside, making the server > root/boot drive an SSD too might be a good thing to do just because it > might be faster and make database look ups quicker. The /var/snd volume > will stay a big spinning drive RAID-5 (or Raid-Z) array of expensive > enterprise class drives. > > Any thoughts or experiences would be appreciated. Any drives to stay > away from? Any that have worked well? I saw a comment by one user that > said that they had an SSD drive that was lightning fast except for the > twice a day when it took 15 second to do some internal function. Clearly > that's not something I want to have in the automation system. > > Bill Putney - KPTZ Port Townsend, WA > _______________________________________________ > Rivendell-dev mailing list > Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org > http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev ####################### Scanned by MailMarshal ####################### #################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Attention: The information contained in this message is confidential and intended for the addressee(s) only. If you have received this message in error or there are any problems, please notify the originator immediately. The unauthorised use, disclosure, copying or alteration of this message is strictly forbidden. Christian Vision or any of its subsidiaries will not be liable for direct, special, indirect or consequential damages arising from alteration of the contents of this message by a third party or as a result of any virus being passed on. Please note that we reserve the right to monitor and read any e-mails sent or received by the company under the Telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice) (Interception of Communications) Regulation 2000. Christian Vision is registered in England as a limited company 2842414 and as a charity 1031031 #################################################################################################################################################################################################################### _______________________________________________ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
