On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 3:19 AM, Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk <r...@karlsbakk.net> wrote: > I've been reading a little, and it seems using WD Green drives isn't very > popular in here. Can someone explain why these are so much worse than others? > Usually I see drives go bad with more or less the same frequency...
I've been using 8 in a raidz2 for about a year and haven't had any serious problems with them, but I changed the idle timer and TLER settings before doing anything else. They are slow, especially on random read or writes access. Adding a slog / l2arc on ssd has helped a lot with this. Sequential access is fast. On the plus side, the Greens are 5400rpm and generate less heat and noise. If you're aware of their potential shortcomings and what to expect performance-wise, there's no real problem with them. When it comes time to replace them (in 1.5 years while they are still under warranty) I will probably go with a faster drive. I'd also consider using 2.5" drives at this point. -B -- Brandon High : bh...@freaks.com _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
