Which SSDs for Raid1 Datastore?

[nitrobass24]

Time for more space on my VMware datatstore.

Host is a Synology 1812+ (Sata2)
Runs 7 VMs - 2x AD, PlexMS, vCenter, Owncloud, 2x RHEL guests

Looking for something with

1. Relatively high endurance
2. Greater than 800GB
3. Low Latency

Would like to spend less than $700

 

[T_Minus]

You can get 2x S3500 for $300-350 each if you keep an eye out on ebay.

If you're talking new or used --- let us know.

 

[Deci]

work out the endurance level you would be happy with too 1/5/10 drive writes per day? high endurance but not super fast is cheaper than high endurance and fast.

 

[nitrobass24]

Thats a good point. You know i do not have a clear perspective on how much writes are actually occurring. Wonder if there is way to log this via vCenter or Synology.

 

[Deci]

vcentre may already log disk usage speeds in the performance tab. find an average ish speed and work out how much that is a day or if the switch is capable of it, cacti or some other software to log the port iscsi is using.