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Is reading a drive actually that big a hit on the drive's lifetime? At least for SSDs, I always see write endurance quoted, never read. Sure, having to scan a
by vladvasiliu 3y ago
Is reading a drive actually that big a hit on the drive's lifetime? At least for SSDs, I always see write endurance quoted, never read.
Sure, having to scan a whole tree of files can take a toll on the performance as perceived by other apps trying to use the drive.
- kadoban 3y agoFor SSDs I'm not sure. My data drives, SSDs are still too expensive so I haven't switched. Spinning rust it definitely does matter (for drive lifetime and also contention).
- vladvasiliu 3y agoI've always figured that for spinning rust, what kills them is power cycles. So, unless you're absolutely sure they won't be woken up, disable "sleep" mode. If you're sure nothing's going to wake them up, might as well turn them off completely, and the server also, saving a buck or two.