[mythtv-users] Anyone using SSD for long term storage?

[Joseph Fry]

>
> IE> After facing a 2nd green drive failure since January, I began
>> IE> dreaming of using SSDs as long-term storage. Just curious if
>> IE> anyone's using them as storage for video libraries.
>>
>> Did you consider using a RAID-Array? Cost is much lower and dying
>> drives will not give you a headache. I am using RAID for many years as
>> home storage and never had a data loss or recovery headaches.
>>
>>
> Considered it, but have also read threads where some think it's overkill
> for Myth. Again, thinking of long-term stuff here like a DVD rip or that TV
> special that'll never be aired again.
>
>
RAID is overkill for Myth.  But backups are not.

I have an eSATA 3TB drive that I back up to every so often.  To me, the
ideal solution would be:

1. SSD recording and short term storage drive.
2. spinning long term storage drive
3. User job that moves recordings from SSD to spinning drive after a week
or two (most recordings will have been watched and deleted before then).
4. External spinning drive for backup, or a drive in a different system.

This solution provides optimal performance for several simultaneous
recordings/playback, keeps long term storage costs down, and ensures that
the most valuable data is available even if you accidentally do something
stupid (rm -rf /)
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