[mythtv-users] SSD disk for DB

Josu Lazkano josu.lazkano at gmail.com
Tue Oct 9 07:28:42 UTC 2012


2012/10/9 jedi <jedi at mishnet.org>:
> On Mon, Oct 08, 2012 at 01:22:26PM +0200, Josu Lazkano wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I am configuring my new backend, and want to know your opinion about
>> put the DB on a SSD disk.
>>
>> This is a small 8GB disk, is this a good idea? I read that if I write
>> lots of times on a SSD, it use to break faster than a normal disk.
>
>     My master backend seems to be much happier on an SSD. The database
> is much more responsive. I wouldn't go for anything as tiny as 8G for
> a backend though. You might want to have some room for backups and such.
>

Thanks Jedi.

My idea is to store just the DB files on the SSD disk. I am worried
about the crash of the disk, because it will have lots of writes on a
day.

The thread is going out off topyc, I am just asking if a SSD is a good
option for store the DB files.

Thanks and best regards.

-- 
Josu Lazkano


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