Recent Dallas VDS Migrations, Thanks!

[sniperfodder]

Hello,

Just wanted to throw a thanks out there for finding out that one of your host machines was having I/O issues, and migrating VDSs off of it to a different box so you could fix it.

I hadn't realized how slow the VDS was getting. Now it's super fast and snappy, it's almost like a new machine. Next time I experience super slow unexplained performance loss like that, I'll put a support ticket in, since this is so much nicer than what it had previously been.

[Edge100x]

I'm glad it helped! As you mention, it's remarkable how much faster a system can feel with faster I/O.

SSDs slow down over time, with certain models slowing down more than others (QVO/QLC drives are particularly bad -- thankfully we use few of them). We're doing some extra testing now to try to identify when error-free arrays may be having performance problems, even when their SMART status shows all-passing scores, so that we can take action.

Definitely do let us know if you see further trouble of any sort!