Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Sun Oct 4 10:58:05 CDT 2009
It was not many years ago than when we were depending on tapes to backup/hold all our important data. We all know how dependable tapes are... It was a good idea, at the time, as the hard drives of the day were just as likely to quit with no prior notice. Keeping data safe was a matter of keep ahead of the various media failures. Today, harddrives and USB sticks are very reliable... I have clients with harddrives that have lasted almost 10 years and USB sticks which have lasted 5 years... all working continuously. It always takes company or government techs a little longer to accept any new technology. Jim -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Max Wanadoo Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 8:28 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Server with low power consumption Robby, this is NOT my experience. I use these extensively. EG: One has a 4gb encrypted file (TrueCrypt) which holds ALL my main mdb and associated files - everything. I have two of these (and a bunch of other stuff) on these and on other memory sticks. All sorts of stuff shuffling back and forward between home and work, etc. NEVER, EVER had any problems with them. NEVER once have they let me down. YMMV but for me, I swear by them. I have 2 x 16GB and about 5-6 varying size others. All with different stuff on them. Download. Documents. Etc. If I had a need for onboard, online memory I would have a look at this. I had not thought of doing this so I had never thought of it. HTH Max -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: 04 October 2009 15:58 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Server with low power consumption I would not trust a USB stick (or thumb drive) on a server (or a pc for that matter). They just are not dependable enough. The lowest power consumption would come from using one or more of the newer SSD drives. Although they will cost you. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 11:06 AM To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Server with low power consumption Hi Jim True, most production servers need to run continuously. My question is related to small setups, thus your #3 probably not implementable; however, your #2 about the diskdrives is certainly valid as 2½" drives have become common for many tasks. A variation on this is USB sticks. Now in the multi GB range, has anyone used these for system disks? As for #1 we do this routinely. Highly recommended as you can access the server screen both on-site and off-site. /gustav _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com