From: Achilleas Mantzios <achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com>
To: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Samsung SSD 850 PRO 1T : any good for PostgreSQL?
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 15:16:14 +0200
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On 13/03/2015 13:40, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> On 03/13/2015 04:27 AM, Achilleas Mantzios wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> we maintain a DB of nearly 500GB of data (and always getting larger),
>> and we are currently thinking of moving to SSD.
>> I have read Greg Smith's book on PostgreSQL 9.0 High Performance and his
>> considerations on SSD and the way that write back works.
>>
>> This particular model (Samsung SSD 850 PRO 1T) does not employ any
>> special circuitry, battery or capacitor
>> to enforce that the data are really flushed to the medium.
>>
>> What is your take on this? Is it dangerous to have PgSQL on this disk
>> especially in cases of power outages? (we have full UPS support, however
>> nothing can be overlooked, anything can happen)
>
> If it does not have power loss protection, don't use it.
Thanx Joshua.
If theoretically somehow we eliminate the power loss factor, would it make sense to use such a disk?
>
> JD
>
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