Hi all,
I've been reading up on automatic spindown settings, and of course have learned that spinning harddrives up and down frequently shortens their life. How much is "too frequently"?
I'm setting up a server whose only purpose will be daily backups of another server, so unless FreeNAS does something to wake up the harddrives, they will only be activated once every 24 hours.
Here's the kicker: I don't care about power usage, and the drives are in a rackmount case with obnoxious fans in a climate-controlled room, so temperature isn't a major concern either. My motivation for spindown was the thought that if the drives are essentially "off" for 22 hours of every day they will last longer than if they're on and spinning. Is that right? Or should I just leave them on? Any other thoughts on this scheme?
Thanks in advance,
-Lefty
I've been reading up on automatic spindown settings, and of course have learned that spinning harddrives up and down frequently shortens their life. How much is "too frequently"?
I'm setting up a server whose only purpose will be daily backups of another server, so unless FreeNAS does something to wake up the harddrives, they will only be activated once every 24 hours.
Here's the kicker: I don't care about power usage, and the drives are in a rackmount case with obnoxious fans in a climate-controlled room, so temperature isn't a major concern either. My motivation for spindown was the thought that if the drives are essentially "off" for 22 hours of every day they will last longer than if they're on and spinning. Is that right? Or should I just leave them on? Any other thoughts on this scheme?
Thanks in advance,
-Lefty