From: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
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To: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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 23:24:43 |
Message-ID: | 4463C7BB.2070000@commandprompt.com |
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>> 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 :)
>
> Let me mention the only drive that has ever failed without warning was a
> SCSI Deskstar (deathstar) drive, which was a hybrid because it was a
> SCSI drive, but made for consumer use.
>
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