Does anyone have experience with booting a Pogoplug E02 from an SSD via a USB to SSD adapter?
(typical adapter on fleabay)
Background: I've always been suspicious about running a production system (in this case a web server) from a flash drive. When flash drives were SLC I felt it was tolerable, but that suspicious feeling has become more so now that nearly all flash drives are MLC with the associated lifespan reduction. Most available USB flash drives are built to a reliability that, imo, is not good enough for a system drive, and few support SMART diagnostics to any useful level.
However, an SSD (despite also being built on MLC flash) is designed and intended to be used as a replacement for a system drive. The power requirements are also low enough that a Pogoplug can supply power to the SSD without needing an external power supply.
Before going ahead, I wanted to know if anybody has tried this and what the results were.
(typical adapter on fleabay)
Background: I've always been suspicious about running a production system (in this case a web server) from a flash drive. When flash drives were SLC I felt it was tolerable, but that suspicious feeling has become more so now that nearly all flash drives are MLC with the associated lifespan reduction. Most available USB flash drives are built to a reliability that, imo, is not good enough for a system drive, and few support SMART diagnostics to any useful level.
However, an SSD (despite also being built on MLC flash) is designed and intended to be used as a replacement for a system drive. The power requirements are also low enough that a Pogoplug can supply power to the SSD without needing an external power supply.
Before going ahead, I wanted to know if anybody has tried this and what the results were.