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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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Missing files in Windows 2008+VHD+SSD

I have running Windows 2008 Server machine on my SSD disc from VHD file. Today while I was working with Windows the 30% of files disappeared. There are only folders left and no files. I can't find some of files in User folder and Program Files but…
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Rule of thumb: SATA for storage & serving static content, SSD/SAS for databases?

The question says it all. But, is it true? Can someone explain what's the differentiating factor here (how one type of disk is better than another for a specific purpose)? (FYI, I've tried searching, and could fine just one article, which was…
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Recommended filesystem, mysqltmp and filesystem related settings for a mysqld box running ssd + BIG ram + linux?

What is the recommended filesystem + mysqltmp location when dealing with a ssd based system that has some ram to spare? Currently we run our mysqltmp folder on a 4gb tmpfs partition. Works great. But the box is getting an upgrade that will include a…
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SSD RAID 0 Setup for database application. What results should I look for?

I guess for database applications Random 4K Read/Write values of the SSD should be the one which should be checked first. The question is how many queue depth should I check? As far as I see Random 4K IOPS (1 Queue) would not change in RAID set ups,…
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Will SSD makes software installation/drive re-imaging faster?

Given that there is not much of a difference between entry-level mechanical drives and SSD based on average write throughput, I'm wondering if switching to SSD will make OS installation (or software installation in general) faster*? Will SSD make a…
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Hyper-V Core: Dedicate SSD for pagefiles

I want to move pagefile.sys from C: -HDD- to S: -SSD- on Hyper-V Core. I just upgraded RAM from 8GB to 16GB. 8GB was pretty enough. I also want to move guest OSes' pagefiles to SSD as .VHD format. Primary virtual Windows Server SBS has 6GB RAM and…
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SSD Performance for PHP?

My programmer just built an application with PHP using Doctrine ORM (will be a high traffic social networking website), and it's very heavy in PHP/Apache and CPU. The queries are wonderfully fast, and MySQL is barely using any CPU, it's just…
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How does putting swap space on an SSD affect performance?

This is more of a generic question I'm interested in, rather than something I'm planning to use in production. If I got, saym a 40GB SSD drive and allocated the entire drive to be swap space leaving just a small amount of 'real' ram in the system…
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Why is RAM Disk so much faster than an SSD drive?

Why is RAM Disk so much faster than an SSD drive?
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what should i do with an extra ssd disc?

I have this server setup: http://www.server4you.com/root-server/server-details.php?products=5 That gives an extra 60 GB OCZ Vertex 2 SSD hard-disk. I don't want to use it as storage. What should i do with it? Can i use it like extra ram or something…
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Scale a highly transactional SQL server

I’m looking to upgrade one of my site servers. The site currently executes around 20m sql queries a day and this is growing quite fast. Right now IO throughput is a real issue, so my idea is to move various databases onto their own disk pairs. My…
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Is there any longer such a thing as a nonvolatile RAM based storage device (not flash)?

There used to be such things, rare though they were. For instance I recall there was a CompactFlash static RAM card. But surely somebody still makes a battery-backed SRAM or DRAM based PCI card based drive? Ooops never mind, I see they still exist.…
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Mounting 2.5" SSD in Antec Atlas 550's 3.5" bay

Just got some new SSDs to add to my servers, unfortunately there doesn't appear to be anywhere to actually mount them. The cases are Antec Atlas 550 mid-tower server cases. The problem is that the 3.5" bays are intended for 3.5" hard drives…
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What Raid should I use for Website Static Files / Content

I'm building a Web server (IIS7) and would like to know the best practice for storing static content and the uploaded files of website's users (predominantly pictures, but also other documents like pdf's). I will keep the operating System on a Raid…
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SSD drives with SAS Interface

Why there aren't any SSD with SAS interface? Are there any technological limitations or it is simply because manufacturers haven't produced one yet?
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