monarchdodra
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- Feb 15, 2012
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My FreeNas system is a home 24/7 machine, but it is only ever actually being "used" like 1-2 hours per day. The rest of the time, the disks are spinned down.
When I install jails or plugins, I plug in a new USB drive, and install it there. This prevents my jail drive from spinning 24/7, and also saves on a sata port. In particular, I also put the system dataset on it now.
It's kinda slow, but that's OK, it's worth it.
The real issue I'm running into though is that this is the 4th (!) USB drive that's died on me this year. I figured the first were flukes, but not the last one. Seems the wear is just too much for these poor sticks (which were just 8Gb sticks).
In any case, what kind of storage would you recommend for low volume requirements (I really need no more than 8 Gb), but that does have some "intensive" writing. Are some USB keys better suited for this task? Will getting a brand-name stick with higher volume work, or would it only delay the inevitable?
Are there any flash based solutions adapted to my usage, that preferably cheap?
When I install jails or plugins, I plug in a new USB drive, and install it there. This prevents my jail drive from spinning 24/7, and also saves on a sata port. In particular, I also put the system dataset on it now.
It's kinda slow, but that's OK, it's worth it.
The real issue I'm running into though is that this is the 4th (!) USB drive that's died on me this year. I figured the first were flukes, but not the last one. Seems the wear is just too much for these poor sticks (which were just 8Gb sticks).
In any case, what kind of storage would you recommend for low volume requirements (I really need no more than 8 Gb), but that does have some "intensive" writing. Are some USB keys better suited for this task? Will getting a brand-name stick with higher volume work, or would it only delay the inevitable?
Are there any flash based solutions adapted to my usage, that preferably cheap?