> > As for rotating metal disks, they have a lifetime;
> > that's why replacing them with SSD might be your best bet.
>
> In the case of an SDD, is there no consideration of turning them off,
> if they are unused for some time?
No.
> In the case of HDD, are you saying that putting them in "spun down"
> mode actually would not increase their lifetime?
It might, at least they recognize (in smarttools)
the number of hours spent rorating.
But as I said, I don;t thnik it's even worth it.
> > Wait, so you know in advance for how many _months_
> > the machine can sleep?
>
> Yes...
So how often is the machine up (per year) and for how long?
Does it just need to wake up to run a script and then shut down again?
(Why does it even have to be a separate machine?)
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