Which M.2 brand/model is used in the 6100 max?
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Which M.2 brand/model is used in the 6100 max? I been reading there are issues with the emmc failing after awhile and was thinking M.2 will avoid that. Would I be able to install a M.2 later when the emmc fails?
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We don't specify a particular model or brand since the drive fitted is subject to availability. We test the drives extensively to ensure compatibility and we cannot ensure anything that is sourced independently would work with our system as intended.
We do not recommend customers open the 6100 and try to install drives on their own. They could inadvertently damage the system. That being said, you are free to try to find a compatible B+M Key M.2 SSD drive, but if anything were to go wrong and something fails in the process of trying to upgrade the drive we cannot help as it voids the hardware warranty.There are no known issues with the eMMC in the 6100 but it could be replaced by an NVMe drive if required.
Steve
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@stephenw10 said in Which M.2 brand/model is used in the 6100 max?:
There are no known issues with the eMMC in the 6100 but it could be replaced by an NVMe drive if required.
Here is a recent example of the eMMC failing.
https://forum.netgate.com/topic/168299/sg-5100-disable-onboard-emmc
https://forum.netgate.com/topic/164909/how-to-disable-dying-dead-emmc?_=1638756798278
There are bunch of post on Reddit and other forums.
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Ah, OK. That's on the 5100 so not some issue specific to the 6100 eMMC.
Certainly it's possible it may fail at some point, as any component might. There is no known problem with the 5100 eMMC either though.
The write life of the eMMC, which is what usually concerns people, should be easily sufficient for the expected life if the device in normal use. That will be reduced if the device ends up swapping continually or you have installed packages that create a lot a logs. It can also be extended by installing without SWAP and enabling RAM disks but that is not necessary with eMMC. I only do that on the few test devices I have still running from CF or if I ever run anything from USB directly. Both of which have far far more limited write life.However, as you say, if for some reason the eMMC does fail it's possible to install an NVMe drive.
Steve
