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On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Jarry <mr.jarry@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> In my server I have a few disks which must be running 24/7, |
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> but I also have a single big hard-drive, which is used only |
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> for a few minutes every day, just for backups. How could I |
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> power disk off when not needed (and "on" again when needed) |
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> in order to save a little power and prolong its life? |
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> Jarry |
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Look into keywords such as 'Linux disk spin down' in Google. It |
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doesn't completely remove power but if your disks support it then it |
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does significantly reduce power consumed by the drive. I have no idea |
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what's actually in portage to make this easy. |
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HTH, |
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Mark |
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http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mukesh/hacks/spindown/t1.html |
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