Can an SSD notify the hosting OS that its wear level is getting high?

Posted by Tony_Henrich on Server Fault See other posts from Server Fault or by Tony_Henrich
Published on 2010-05-15T16:33:22Z Indexed on 2010/05/15 16:34 UTC
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I read a lot about SSDs and I am interested in them for server use. My biggest concern is their reliability. A lot of writes shortens their life span. I can mitigate this problem if I can run some kind of diagnostics on a regular basis on the SSD or if the SSD can automatically warn the OS that its reliability is reaching a critical level. Think of this as S.M.A.R.T or software like SpinRite for SSDs.

Does anything I mentioned exist now? Which kind/brand of SSD does this?

I don't mind swapping out a tired SSD for a newer one once a while. I am pretty sure that SSDs life is calculated in years and not in few months? For me, the improved performance will pay for the SSD over and over. I am planning to use plenty of RAM as well.

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