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0 pointshjalle14y ago0 comments

I never meant to criticise, I saw that they have ECC-servers as well, I just wondered what the implications would be if running a database on a non ecc server, as I've never really understood how much damage it could cause.

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espennilsen14y ago

Short answer: ECC will save you from having corrupt data written to your database if one of the DIMMs are corrupt.

Arelius14y ago

Or more importantly, if cosmic rays hit your data in the wrong way.

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0 pointshjalle14y ago0 comments

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espennilsen14y ago

Short answer: ECC will save you from having corrupt data written to your database if one of the DIMMs are corrupt.

Arelius14y ago

Or more importantly, if cosmic rays hit your data in the wrong way.

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