Re: Problems with SMR hard drives
Hi,
On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 11:35:41AM -0400, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> > If I will use the kernel of Debian Trixie or more recent, do I still
> > need to worry about SMR drives, or will they just work?
>
> They should just work (see
> https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/14nz7ow/extensive_testing_smr_results_with_raid_rebuild/
> for example), but be aware of their performance profile.
But in the context of a RAID array (or any situation similar to a RAID
array), you *do* need to worry [about accidentally buying one] because
their performance profile is such that they *don't* just work for that
use case, not as you would want anyway.
It's not normally hard in 2025 to tell from specs what is and isn't an
SMR drive though.
Thanks,
Andy
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