[OpenIndiana-discuss] Powerloss protected SSDs for ...Re: Low low end server

[Alex Smith (K4RNT)]

Wouldn't a UPS with monitoring be a better alternative? Allow the server to
power down safely on UPS when it detects a power lost state. Most UPSes I
know have either serial or USB monitoring, sometimes even Ethernet on
higher-end models (although I've never looked at the monitoring systems in
depth, YMMV).

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On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 6:07 PM, Ben Taylor <bentaylor.solx86 at gmail.com>wrote:

> While I agree that monitoring is good, and batteries wear out, and this is
> a problem in production environments.  For a hobbyist, where I can take
> down my system without permission from my boss or business unit, it is
> really that bad of an idea?
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 5:58 PM, Doug Hughes <doug at will.to> wrote:
>
> > capacitors are better. Batteries wear out and are difficult to have the
> > correct monitoring for replacement.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 5:51 PM, Ben Taylor <bentaylor.solx86 at gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > Surprised someone hasn't developed a SATA power cable with small
> battery
> > > Passthrough for this exact application.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 5:06 PM, Doug Hughes <doug at will.to> wrote:
> > >
> > > > true, Volker..
> > > >
> > > > Just to note though, the 320s have no battery, but they do have
> enough
> > > > capacitor to flush anything from the small ram into flash on power
> > > outage.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 4:58 PM, Volker A. Brandt <vab at bb-c.de>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > > Why not Intel 320 series? Also 710 series work fine for this,
> for a
> > > > > > bit more $$ and a bit more speed. The 320 are not as fast as the
> > > > > > S3700 or S3500 but they are a LOT less expensive.
> > > > >
> > > > > This thread started out as a discussion of the merits of the HP
> N54L
> > > > > microserver for home use.  I am not really sure if a home server
> > needs
> > > > > mirrored battery-protected SSDs.  :-)
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards -- Volker
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