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Solid-state drive refers to a data storage device that uses solid-state memory to store its persistent data.

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Recommended 3x SSD Raid for mysql database

I've been configuring dedicated MySQL server (linux) with 3x 300 GB SSD in SoftRaid. I'm trying to decide which Raid to use to get best performance. I'm expecting this database to be a read-heavy (90% select) and not so write heavy (5%…
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SSD Write endurance, enterprise vs consumer?

A quick question relating to the write endurance different between the now affordable 'high end' consumer SSD's from the likes of Samsung and the very expensive 'enterprise' class SSD's? Is this coming closer to a marketing game? Or is there a…
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Two Azure disks have the same LUN

I am trying to set up SQL Server on an Azure VM (that has an SSD) per the following articles: Performance Best Practices for SQL Server in Azure Virtual Machines Using SSDs in Azure VMs to store SQL Server TempDB and Buffer Pool…
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SSD or HDD in multiuser workstation used for numerical calculations?

I am thinking of buying a new workstation that will be used for huge simulations and numerical calculations in programs like MATLAB. These applications generate a vast array of temporary files, a few KB each. After performing all the calculations,…
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Detection of consumer SSDs by enterprise disk controller in non-RAID configuration

We (a client) are considering [insisting on] using consumer grade SSDs (to keep the cost down) in some Dell R710 and HP Proliant D380 G5 servers. I've looked about and people report the P400 cards on the HP will not recognize the SSDs (Intel…
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Munin disk utilization calculation.

I have got intel ssd(series 530, 480gb). Data from intel site: Sequential Read - 540 MB/s Sequential Write - 490 MB/s Random Read - 48000 IOPS Random Write - 80000 IOPS Current load is about 5000 iops, 50 mbytes/sec read, 1 mbytes/sec write. Disk is…
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Unable to create instance with local SSD on GCE

I try to create an instance with a local attached SSD on GCE. I used the command from the docs: gcloud compute instances create foobz \ --machine-type n1-standard-8 \ --zone us-central1-f \ --local-ssd interface=nvme \ …
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Intel S3500 SSD vs 15k SAS HDD

I have recently been thinking of requesting SSD Drives from my hosting provider however its a $300 per month upgrade for 4 x 300GB Intel S3500 SSD's My hosting company told me they do not use SSD because they did not see a significant change in…
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Install a SATA SSD in hot swap server

I am trying to install a SATA SSD into a hot swappable server (Dell PowerEdge T320). The drive is not visible within the Windows 2008 R2. Server details: Dell T320 PowedEdge PERC H710 Raid Controller Samsung SSD 128GB SSD 850 Pro I have updated…
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What are the Pros & Cons of Software RAID vs Hardware RAID of 4xSSD(512Gig) in RAID10?

I'm getting this server: Supermicro SuperServer 6018R-TDW It comes with this motherboard: Supermicro X10DDW-i I've decided going with 4xSSD(512Gb) in a RAID10. My server is busy with a demanding database, lots of pages, php files and images. My…
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How to upgrade an RDS SQL Server Instance to an SSD

I'm trying to upgrade my RDS SQL Server 2012 instance from magnetic storage to an SSD. It is an instance class of db.m1.large with bring your own license. I've tried modifying the storage type, but you can't do that with SQL Server instances. I've…
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DELL 2950 Gen III + PERC 5i + SSDs

I have a Dell 2950 Gen III rack-mounted server sitting around here that I want to upgrade with SSDs. Since I haven't found anything related from Dell and just a few post that confirmed it'll work (and even more that say it won't!), I am getting…
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Impact of Over Provisioning to a half used disk

I very intensively use an SSD, but never fill the filesystem more than 60%. Will the performance and endurance of the SSD increase in case with bigger Over Provisioning space ? The storage controller does not support TRIM, so there is only internal…
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Swapfile on SSD and Memory Speed Comparison

I'm running Ubuntu on Digitalocean's instance that using ssd as their disk, and I'm using swapfile to help memory does the job. What I wanna know is, how can we compare speed between ram and the swapfile? Is it really worth using swapfile on…
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How to enable SAS-12 on LSI 9361 RAID controller

By default, this SAS-12 controller runs with SAS-12 SSDs at SAS-6 speeds. How to unlock SAS-12?
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