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Subject: [Discuss] Failing WD Disks
From: bill.n1vux at gmail.com (Bill Ricker)
Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 18:46:34 -0400
In-reply-to: <20230518162256.62ede46f.Richard.Pieri@gmail.com>
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On Thu, May 18, 2023 at 4:23?PM Rich Pieri <richard.pieri at gmail.com> wrote:

> > the cheapest cost-per-byte, I figured that meant not-too-bleeding.
>

> Sounds like they may be SMR which means sustained write performance is
> going to SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK.
>

ooh dear yes.

SMR <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingled_magnetic_recording> should only
be used in specific applications where its strangeness is tolerable, with
SMR aware backup programs.
Note, some Linux FS can be tuned for SMR
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingled_magnetic_recording#Software_and_application>
.
In which case it's fine but ... only with the right tempo.

-- 
Bill Ricker
bill.n1vux at gmail.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/n1vux

References:
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- [Discuss] Failing WD Disks
  - From: kentborg at borg.org (Kent Borg)
- [Discuss] Failing WD Disks
  - From: richard.pieri at gmail.com (Rich Pieri)

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