[OT] MailScanner and SSDs

[Zaeem Arshad]

On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 1:20 AM, Michael Huntley <michael at huntley.net>wrote:

> --[ UxBoD ]-- wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Does anybody on the list use SSDs as the storage for a MTA ? Would be very
>> interested on hearing your views on the matter.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>>
> I found performance improved overall for the system.  I use the OCZ Summit
> series of SATA drives in a RAID 5 config.  Super fast and ridiculous
> longevity.
> Cheers!
>
>
Using SSDs is generally a very good idea if cost is not a concern. We
evaluated that in our setup but ended up going with more RAM and using ram
drives. Using ram drives is risky as you will lose all email in case of a
power blip.


Regards

--
Zaeem
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