jueves, 17 de marzo de 2016

SSD usage in Linux

This are some essential points to consider if you want to use an SSD hard drive in a Linux system.


1. Get enough RAM
2. Avoid using SWAP

If you want to use the option of hibernating, then set the swapines to zero. But try to avoid hibernation.

echo -e "vm.swappiness=0" | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf

3. Disable acces time logging

in your /etc/fstab file add the option "noatime" in every partition of your SSD drive. For example, change every “errors=remount-ro” to “noatime,errors=remount-ro”

4. Run fstrim every day

It will prevent your SSD from slowing down. You can use cron to run this program automatically in the background every day.

echo -e "#\x21/bin/sh\\nfstrim -v /" | sudo tee /etc/cron.daily/trim
sudo chmod +x /etc/cron.daily/trim

5. Monitor your SSD using S.M.A.R.T.

Check once in a while that the Media_Wearout_Indicator value of your SSD is not lower than 10 (it starts with a value of 100).

sudo smartctl -data -A /dev/sda

source: https://www.leaseweb.com/labs/2013/07/5-crucial-optimizations-for-ssd-usage-in-ubuntu-linux/

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