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− | '''Write Amplification'''<br /> | + | ==='''Write Amplification'''<br />=== |
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| This manual describes how to setup an SME Server with 2 Solid State Drives (SSD’s) in a RAID1 setup with Over Provisioning to prevent Write Amplification.<br /> | | This manual describes how to setup an SME Server with 2 Solid State Drives (SSD’s) in a RAID1 setup with Over Provisioning to prevent Write Amplification.<br /> |
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− | '''Over Provisioning'''<br /> | + | ==='''Over Provisioning'''<br />=== |
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| Over Provisioning is a fancy term for partitioning xx% less than the full capacity of the disk.<br /> | | Over Provisioning is a fancy term for partitioning xx% less than the full capacity of the disk.<br /> |
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− | '''Setup an SME Server with 2 SSD’s in a RAID1 setup with Over Provisioning'''<br /> | + | ==='''Setup an SME Server with 2 SSD’s in a RAID1 setup with Over Provisioning'''<br />=== |
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| In the Boot Menu select Advanced installation options.<br /> | | In the Boot Menu select Advanced installation options.<br /> |
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| Do not use the admin account to add an SSD disk to a RAID1 set that is custum partitioned to use less than 100% of the disk space from the menu (Option 5. Manage disk redundancy) because the script behind this option will not check how the disk that needs to be cloned is partitioned.<br /> | | Do not use the admin account to add an SSD disk to a RAID1 set that is custum partitioned to use less than 100% of the disk space from the menu (Option 5. Manage disk redundancy) because the script behind this option will not check how the disk that needs to be cloned is partitioned.<br /> |
| The script will add the disk but will partition it using 100% of the disk space even when the first SSD disk in the RAID1 set is partitioned using less than 100% of the disk space.<br /> | | The script will add the disk but will partition it using 100% of the disk space even when the first SSD disk in the RAID1 set is partitioned using less than 100% of the disk space.<br /> |
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