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

[PJR]

I've two myth system with SSDs, one running since about 2008 the other
since ~2013, no problems.  I've only used SSDs for OS & SW I've used
HDDs for myth data, recordings, music etc.  I run my '2013' myth system
with myth data on a RAID 1 array (mostly for long term storage of music,
videos etc plus an experiment in learning).  I tried WD Green drives and
these basically didn't work under RAID. Tried WD Red drives and have had
4 failures including a replacement.  Moved to Samsung HDDs and ZFS
(which makes RAID setup easy) and have had no problems ever since.




On 22/07/14 18:13, Jon Heizer wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 12:09 PM, Ian Evans <dheianevans at gmail.com
> <mailto:dheianevans at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 1:06 PM, Michael Schumacher
>     <Michael.S.Schumacher at gmx.de <mailto:Michael.S.Schumacher at gmx.de>>
>     wrote:
>
>         Hi Ian,
>
>         Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 6:44:32 PM, you wrote:
>
>         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.
>
>     _________________________
>
>
> I've personally had more SSDa die in the last 4 or 5 years than
> spinning disks. +1 for a ZFS raidz (or just a mdadm raid5)
>
>
>
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