[kwlug-disc] Synology, and proprietary disk formats ...

[L.D. Paniak]

On 08/05/2014 11:44 PM, William Park wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 05, 2014 at 10:06:27PM -0400, L.D. Paniak wrote:
>> It brings the same kind of grief that it would for ZFS.  These storage
>> systems depend on the CPU/RAM subsystem for error-free calculation of
>> checksums for data and, more importantly, metadata.  Flipped bits in
>> data will ruin a file.  Flipped bits in metadata can ruin the whole
>> storage system (pool, volume).
>>
>> In the modern world, there is no good reason for server/workstation
>> hardware to not have ECC memory.  CPUs, motherboards and RAM that
>> support ECC operation can be had for minimal premium over "regular"
>> hardware.  Even the low-cost options like a $60 Pentium:
>> http://ark.intel.com/products/74749/Intel-Pentium-Processor-G2030-3M-Cache-3_00-GHz?wapkw=g2030
>> or low-power Atom Avoton board:
>> http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Atom/X10/A1SAM-2550F.cfm
>> are ECC-capable.
> Well, name one LGA1150 board that supports ECC-memory.

My personal favourite:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813182819


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