SSD VPS? Linode SSD Beta.

David Yin

11 years ago

Linode is the VPS service provider. I start to use it from May.

The service it provides is so good. Let me summarize it.
Linode 1024MB RAM

8 CPU
48 GB Storage
2 TB Transfer
$20 / month

I am also using Digital Ocean SSD VPS. It has SSD storage.

Now Linode announce it has a SSD beta for existing users.

There are certain limitation and notes for this BETA.

It’s only in Newark right now
We’ll move one of your existing Linodes to one of these special hosts
There are limited slots available
This is experimental
You might lose all of your data
Participate at your own risk
You really should have backups
Expect the unexpected
This may cut you
Chicks dig scars

I applied it two days ago, at night. The reply is so quick, and I completed the migration in one hour. My existing VPS in Fremont, CA, is moved to Newark, NJ.
New IP address.

The SSD is not storage. It is a part of storage layer. It means the SSD Beta is a combination of ‘good stuff’ SSDs (in redundant pairs) and proven hard drive storage system.Like a hybird storage.

There is three things important for people to use SSD Beta service in Linode.

Backup database

Backup all files

Backup everything not included in above

I tested the performance through ServerBear. Results as below:

UnixBench