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Subject: Re: Server question: SSD or HDD ?
From: Mike Blackstock <blackstock.mike () gmail ! com>
Date: 2021-07-29 19:15:12
Message-ID: CAJu8c+2p_D17B-Edj1-6SOtHcdEi5pmG+Q2PGg80rHdsYCJFNQ () mail ! gmail ! com
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Thanks Phil and David!
I got the 500 gig SSD option; I can always add more later. The entire
Mutopia repository,
which I've cloned, with mp3s of all midi files added, is less than 10 gigs.
500 gigs is a lot!
I'll be sure to keep it under 70% capacity.
System specs are here:
https://order.servermania.com/configure/244?options=1345%7C3998
They're putting it together right now. I opted for Ubuntu 20. It's
dedicated, just my lilypond projects.
Thx for checking the website page David.
Cheers,
M.
On Thu, Jul 29, 2021 at 11:51 AM David Wright <lilylis@lionunicorn.co.uk>
wrote:
> On Thu 29 Jul 2021 at 15:01:58 (+0100), Phil Holmes wrote:
> > On 29/07/2021 14:55, Mike Blackstock wrote:
> > > I'm getting a new server for online hosting of lilypond stuff.
> > >
> > > I'm not much of a hardware guy... within my hosting budget, I can
> > > have either a 500 GB SDD, or a 1 TB HDD pn the system I'll
> > > be leasing.
> > >
> > > I've never had a system with a solid state drive... would it
> > > be noticeably faster for compiling lilypond scores?
> > >
> > > https://blackstock.media <https://blackstock.media>
> >
> > Lilypond is pretty much CPU limited, so the speed of the drive has
> almost no effect on compiling scores. It's also single threaded, so the
> best option for speeding it up is an ultra-fast single core CPU - if one
> exists these days.
>
> OTOH the website reference in your signature implies that
> several people could be simultaneously compiling their own
> scores within IDEs, others downloading scores, consulting
> documentation, and so on.
>
> With most machines now offering several CPUs and cores,
> I'd certainly expect the SSD option to be far faster.
> But bear in mind that they do slow down when run near
> full capacity. I've read recommendations that you
> shouldn't exceed about 70% to maintain top speed, so
> I would check your total storage requirements on the site.
>
> Running near full capacity also impacts lifetime, but as
> you're leasing, I guess that's of no concern to you.
>
> Cheers,
> David.
>
--
https://blackstock.media
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<div dir="ltr">Thanks Phil and David!<br><div><br></div><div>I got the 500 gig SSD \
option; I can always add more later. The entire Mutopia repository,</div><div>which \
I've cloned, with mp3s of all midi files added, is less than 10 gigs. 500 gigs is \
a lot!</div><div>I'll be sure to keep it under 70% \
capacity.</div><div><br></div><div>System specs are here: <a \
href="https://order.servermania.com/configure/244?options=1345%7C3998">https://order.servermania.com/configure/244?options=1345%7C3998</a></div><div>They're \
putting it together right now. I opted for Ubuntu 20. It's dedicated, just my \
lilypond projects.</div><div><br>Thx for checking the website page \
David.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,<br>M.</div></div><br><div \
class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 29, 2021 at 11:51 \
AM David Wright <<a \
href="mailto:lilylis@lionunicorn.co.uk">lilylis@lionunicorn.co.uk</a>> \
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px \
0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Thu 29 Jul 2021 at \
15:01:58 (+0100), Phil Holmes wrote:<br> > On 29/07/2021 14:55, Mike Blackstock \
wrote:<br> > > I'm getting a new server for online hosting of lilypond \
stuff.<br> > > <br>
> > I'm not much of a hardware guy... within my hosting budget, I can<br>
> > have either a 500 GB SDD, or a 1 TB HDD pn the system I'll<br>
> > be leasing.<br>
> > <br>
> > I've never had a system with a solid state drive... would it<br>
> > be noticeably faster for compiling lilypond scores?<br>
> > <br>
> > <a href="https://blackstock.media" rel="noreferrer" \
target="_blank">https://blackstock.media</a> <<a href="https://blackstock.media" \
rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://blackstock.media</a>><br> > <br>
> Lilypond is pretty much CPU limited, so the speed of the drive has almost no \
effect on compiling scores. It's also single threaded, so the best option for \
speeding it up is an ultra-fast single core CPU - if one exists these days.<br> <br>
OTOH the website reference in your signature implies that<br>
several people could be simultaneously compiling their own<br>
scores within IDEs, others downloading scores, consulting<br>
documentation, and so on.<br>
<br>
With most machines now offering several CPUs and cores,<br>
I'd certainly expect the SSD option to be far faster.<br>
But bear in mind that they do slow down when run near<br>
full capacity. I've read recommendations that you<br>
shouldn't exceed about 70% to maintain top speed, so<br>
I would check your total storage requirements on the site.<br>
<br>
Running near full capacity also impacts lifetime, but as<br>
you're leasing, I guess that's of no concern to you.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
David.<br>
</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" \
class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://blackstock.media" \
target="_blank">https://blackstock.media</a></div></div>
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