[dba-Tech] Server with low power consumption

I have a 16GB Corsair thumb drive that died.  Now, I do carry it around with
me.  For a drive that stays plugged in, I do not know about the reliability
of that setup.  I just know many people that have had USB thumb drives die
on them.  I will say that I have had a usb thumb drive connected to my PC
for ready boost for about 2 years with no problems.  These drives still
usually have much slower access times.

Basically, I just do not trust the flash drives enough yet to have important
data on them.

As for the external drives, the downside to those are the transfer speed
unless you are using an eSATA connection, which are pretty speedy.

Bobby

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 1:39 PM
To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Server with low power consumption

Hi Bobby

OK, what I was looking for is if anyone _does_ use such drives this
way. Could I be the first one?

As for reliability, does your opinion reflect actual or second hand
experience? We and our clients have used these since day one and, in
fact, the only one I've ever seen fail is one of the original IBM USB
Memory Key (19K4513):

  http://www.buycoms.com/spec.asp?ProductTypeID=2&ProductID=58

I still keep it as a collector's item in the original box!

/gustav


>>> bheid at sc.rr.com 04-10-2009 16:58 >>>
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
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