Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 13:30:06 -0700 From: Mehmet Erol Sanliturk <m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com> To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@puchar.net> Cc: FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Seagate Archive HDD Message-ID: <CAOgwaMtTAyO45hVvxWAVJBqHTRMufeGMK6o-yeXad2=nutyNNA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1503262038510.824@laptop.wojtek.intra> References: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1503261124380.1417@laptop.wojtek.intra> <20150326180549.GA145@zeeb.org> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1503262038510.824@laptop.wojtek.intra>
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On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 12:39 PM, Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@puchar.net> wrote: > thanks for all info. I don't use any RAIDs, just multiple separate drives > with one UFS filesystem on each (+geli encryption but it doesn't matter). > > I will buy them tomorrow > > On Thu, 26 Mar 2015, Matthew West wrote: > > Hi Wojciech, >> >> On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 11:26:27AM +0100, Wojciech Puchar wrote: >> >>> http://www.storagereview.com/seagate_archive_hdd_review_8tb >>> >>> i want to buy 2 such drives for backup server. >>> >>> This drives use shingled recording. >>> >>> Are anyone using them and can confirm they are compatible on software >>> level with other disks? I understand average random write time would be >>> 5-10 times slower than normal drive because of the need of rewrite few >>> full tracks worth of data, but otherwise will then be compatible and can >>> i >>> use it as usual? >>> >> >> I don't have access to these drives myself, but I've been following a >> thread about them here: >> >> http://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/2zy0uj/ >> just_installed_2x8tb_seagate_archives/ >> >> It does seem that the drives should simply appear as a standard SATA >> drive to the OS. >> >> Obviously, running them in any configuration other than standalone (ie, >> in a RAID, etc.) has some nasty caveats. >> >> Another interesting write-up here: >> >> http://www.technikaffe.de/anleitung-263-seagate_archive_ >> hdd_v2_mit_8tb_im_test >> >> Matthew >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org >> " >> >> >> _______________________________________________ > > There is a customer review in the following page : http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Archive-HDD-ST8000AS0002-drive/dp/B00QX0ZGO6 Mehmet Erol Sanliturk
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