Re: SSDs

Don,

<snip> If you're using disk for
HIGH volume of i/o (work files, etc) you may want to keep that library on a
platter vs a stick. I'm sure there's some stats out there on latency over
time use and MTBF but I've not seen them yet...

Do you REALLY believe that ANYone in Rochester would even consider the thought that putting your busiest files on spinny disk 'so you don't wear out' your SSDs is a good idea? If I knew such a person existed I would lobby at the highest levels for this persons banishment from the entire STATE of Minnesota. This is so absolutely backwards from the level of design for every AS/400, iSeries, System i and POWER System ever made. I cannot even imagine IBM shipping a product like this without a very good understanding of wear patterns, dealing with errors, and handling repairs if necessary. I will NEVER 'baby' a component on any Rochester built system because *I* the uneducated think the item was a poor choice for the task at hand.

- Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis