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    2.1 32bit vs 64bit

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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    • jimpJ
      jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
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      If it's an Intel 320 or S3500 series then yes.

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        newbieuser1234
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        I think it's an intel 520 or 530 with a 5 year warranty. 120gb was $120.  Do you recommend HDD instead of this model?

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        • jimpJ
          jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
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          It depends on the stability of your power. The 320 and S3500 series have a capacitor to protect data in case of sudden power loss. Otherwise there is a risk of data loss or corruption if power is lost.

          While the 520 and friends may be fine and live a long time, they (and the majority of other drives) don't hold up well if they lose power often.

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            jasonlitka
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            @jimp:

            It depends on the stability of your power. The 320 and S3500 series have a capacitor to protect data in case of sudden power loss. Otherwise there is a risk of data loss or corruption if power is lost.

            While the 520 and friends may be fine and live a long time, they (and the majority of other drives) don't hold up well if they lose power often.

            The same can be said for any spinning drive as well though.

            I can break anything.

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            • jimpJ
              jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
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              The problem is much more apparent in SSDs, though, from everything we've heard from customers and read.

              Fun read: http://lkcl.net/reports/ssd_analysis.html

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                newbieuser1234
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                thank you

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                  newbieuser1234
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                  Does anyone know if pfsense can use multiple cores ?

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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                    It can. At present the central pf process is limited to a single thread though. Other processes will make use of further cores to a point.

                    Steve

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                      Legion
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                      I run 64-bit pfSense 2.1 on an Atom (D2550). I'm pretty sure it has an SSD, don't remember. It's just a home router though, so I don't care if it dies (and I occasionally back up the config so I can reinstall if necessary). If I was building new now I might choose different components but performance is fine and power consumption should be low.

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                        nothing
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                        @stephenw10:

                        It can. At present the central pf process is limited to a single thread though. Other processes will make use of further cores to a point.

                        Steve

                        Well, almost :)
                        Pfsense is driven by PHP, which works on single core and if you have configuration big enough expect waiting periods of ~3-4minutes to load the Dashboard…

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