Re: Packet Loss due to Disk Contention with Running Dumpcap in a high packet rate environment

[Jeff Morriss <jeff.morriss.ws () gmail com>]

John Powell wrote:
> I am looking at using a SSD for my OS and my Capture volume which may 
> help out with the Disk IO issue but eliminating the copy from the /TMP 
> would definitely be an asset.

I found it interesting that at one of the Sharkfest presentations a few 
years ago one of the CACE tech (now Riverbed) guys said NOT to use SSDs 
for high-speed capturing.  IIRC they had tried them and found them 
slower than old-fashioned high-speed disks for continuous writing.
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