Re: VMs on SSDs or 7500 rpm SATAs?
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2013 06:58:57 -0800
Message-ID: <CAENwkM5XRAYd2XEkwHCG2c01dNhsPt0R89CPxAXO=hE7fp0WWQ_at_mail.gmail.com>
SSD for performance and battery life.
Have not tested this, but isn't possible to have VM image on external hard drive? WDC VelociRaptor 10000 RPM SATA III?
I am drooling.
On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 6:49 AM, <Christopher.Taylor2_at_parallon.net> wrote:
> So I changed the subject a bit here - does anyone have recommendations on
> running VMs off of SSDs versus SATAs? (I've seen to stay away from 5400rpm
> SATAs for performance reasons)
>
> I'm trying to gauge the impact of having virtual disks sitting in SSD
> (thru a VM app) and those disks having some amount of write activity - and
> perhaps I'm overanalyzing. Maybe I would need a larger capacity disk
> before I started wearing out an SSD? These would be lab setups for my own
> testing of upgrades etc.
>
> I'm thinking something like the following:
>
> 1. Primary SSD for OS and apps
> 2. 2 SSDs for VMs
> 3. Largish type SATA drive for backups of important files
>
> Something like that.
>
> Chris
>
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> Subject: Re: Semi-OT: Recommendation for laptop/workstation replacment to
> run VMs ?
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> On 02/01/2013 1:07 PM, Mark W. Farnham wrote:
> > Has anyone mentioned how quiet SSD only laptops can be?
> >
> Speak up, will you ... the silence is deafening.
>
> I second your observation. My MacBook is so quiet, the occasional time
> when the fan kicks in (which is also dramatically reduced in frequency and
> duration) can be startling.
>
> /Hans
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