USB drive selection

[vaultdweller]

Does the speed of the USB flash drive used for booting FreeNAS have any impact on performance after booting?

I'm assuming no, but before I get a cheap & slow thumb drive I want to make sure that it isn't used for journaling, logging or anything else that would impact I/O performance.

Thanks in advance for any answers.

 

[survive]

Hi vaultdweller,

The speed of the USB key doesn't matter. FreeNAS minimizes the number of writes to the key to prevent wearing it out. Just be sure you keep an up-to-date copy of your config & it should never fail!

That said, I'd spend the few bucks more for a quality key.

-Will