syslog on usb thumb?

[stefanb]

Hi,

offsite rsync backups to my freenas running only max. 1h per day. So I want to reduce the idle power consumption. Because the syslog is written to the harddisks, they won't spin down.

Can I use an adittional USB-Thumb to store the syslog or should I use a small SSD? Which size is recommended?

Thanks
S.

 

[marbus90]

This question was just handled here: https://forums.freenas.org/index.ph...with-ultra-low-electricity-consumption.26877/

If you've got a spare SATA port, the SSD is the better choice.