From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
Cc: | "Jim C(dot) Nasby" <jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com>, Vivek Khera <vivek(at)khera(dot)org>, "Pgsql-Performance ((E-mail))" <pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org>, PostgreSQL General <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: [PERFORM] Arguments Pro/Contra Software Raid |
Date: | 2006-05-11 23:31:42 |
Message-ID: | 200605112331.k4BNVgx02539@candle.pha.pa.us |
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Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>
> >> Well western digital and Seagate both carry 5 year warranties. Seagate I
> >> believe does on almost all of there products. WD you have to pick the
> >> right drive.
> >
> > That's nice, but it seems similar to my Toshiba laptop drive experience
> > --- it breaks, we replace it. I would rather not have to replace it. :-)
>
> Laptop drives are known to have short lifespans do to heat. I have IDE
> drives that have been running for four years without any issues but I
> have good fans blowing over them.
>
> Frankly I think if you are running drivess (in a production environment)
> for more then 3 years your crazy anyway :)
Agreed --- the cost/benefit of keeping a drive >3 years just doesn't
make sense.
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