Re: PG on SSD

On 03/03/2017 01:31, Scott Marlowe wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 12:42 PM, scott ribe <scott_ribe(at)killerbytes(dot)com> wrote:
>> Is it reasonable to run PG on a mirrored pair of something like the Intel SSD DC 3610 series? (For example:
>> http://ark.intel.com/products/82935/Intel-SSD-DC-S3610-Series-480GB-2_5in-SATA-6Gbs-20nm-MLC) I'd *hope* that anything Intel classifies as a "Data Center SSD" would be reasonably reliable, have actually-working power loss protection etc, but is that the case?
>
> From the spec sheet they certainly seem to be safe against power loss.
> I'd still test by pulling the power cables while running benchmarks to
> be sure.
>
> I've used the other Intel enterprise class ssds with good results on
> the power plug pull tests.
>
>

+ Intel not only markets this as "Data Center SSD", moreover this seems to be in the respective high-end range within "Data Center SSDs".

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