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Best SSD for Proxmox: NVMe Picks by Endurance and PLP | ComputingForGeeks
September 28, 2026 - Proxmox recommends a fast SSD with power-loss protection and at least a few gigabytes for it, and notes that making the log device larger than half the installed RAM brings no real advantage.
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Recommended SSDs/M.2s for a non critical mini server system | Proxmox Support Forum
December 28, 2022 - Yes enterprise drives have more longevity and i'd definitely recommend them for production uses, for home labbing just buy 2 consumer ones and use mirroring. Click to expand... Really depends on your workload and storage setup.
Whats a good entry level enterprise SSD?
So, I know a guy... If your setup can accommodate SAS3, these will likely outlive you. Full PLP. More on reddit.com
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August 26, 2022SSD Drives | Proxmox Support Forum
Drives Proxmox: 256GB NVME TeamGroup VMs (Windows Server 2022, PopOS): 2TB NVE Crucial P3 PLus LXC/Docker Images: 1TB Sandisk SATA SSD Data/Scratch: 4x 500GB 2.5" HDDs (Raid 10) I read a lot about recommendations for enterprise SSDs, and I intent to invest in some when I gain enough experience ... More on forum.proxmox.com
[SOLVED] - Choice of storage type for VMs (NVME, SATA SSD, HDD) | Proxmox Support Forum
I am thinking to build a pure NVME proxmox node, and keep large files on the NAS connected over a 2.5Gbit network. Do you guys think these kind of drives are the best to get? Correct me if I am wrong but I read that random r/w and iops are the golden metrics when it comes to virtualization, do these drives have great random performance? Are there any old (affordable) enterprise SSDs that I can get and perform better? If you have any recommendations ... More on forum.proxmox.com
[SOLVED] - Right approach w/2 enterprise ssd's? | Proxmox Support Forum
So if I go ZFS mirror, then I prolly ... of ram gb for zfs alone? bit rot aside, @Dunuin , do you still reccomend zfs (mirror) vs ext4 w/enterprise ssd's? ... I would always recommend a mirror if you care about uptime or your data.... More on forum.proxmox.com
Is NVMe always better than SATA for Proxmox?
No. NVMe offers much more bandwidth and queue capability, but SATA SSDs can still be excellent for boot, light VMs and secondary tiers. Choose by workload, slot availability, endurance and price.
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Best SSD for Proxmox: VM, ZFS & Boot Drives - Cloudzat
Can I use consumer SSDs with Proxmox?
You can, but you should not for VM, ZFS, or Ceph storage. Consumer SSDs lack power-loss protection, so under Proxmox's frequent sync writes their IOPS can collapse from tens of thousands to a few hundred with multi-second stalls. Use enterprise SSDs with PLP.
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Proxmox Hardware Requirements: The Server Buyer's Guide
Should Proxmox boot and VMs share one SSD?
They can on a small node, but separating roles makes capacity planning, replacement and recovery simpler. If they share a device, size it for the VM workload rather than as a tiny boot disk.
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Best SSD for Proxmox: VM, ZFS & Boot Drives - Cloudzat
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Enterprise grade SSD recommendation for Proxmox host | Proxmox Support Forum
April 9, 2026 - This is the list I am looking at, ... ... - P3600 - Intel D3-S4500/S4510/S4600/S4520 - Intel DC P3700 400GB (good for *cache drive*) - Micron 5100 Pro/5300 Pro - Micron 7300 / 7400 / 7450 - Samsung PM983 / PM9A3 / PM893 / SM883 / PM863(a), - Kingston DC2000M ... pretty ...
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r/Proxmox on Reddit: Whats a good entry level enterprise SSD?
August 26, 2022 -
Hi!
Looking to buy a pair of 1tb SSDs for proxmox for a RAID 1 setup. What are some good entry level enterprise grade SSDs that I can expect a few years of worry free use on? I dont know much about the differences between enterprise & consumer SSDs, but I've read enough to know that I should care to use the better disks for the long term.
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For home? Buy consumer, monitor them, replace them if they die. It is far, far cheaper for the same amount of storage. At the most buy NAS drives, which I do recommend for mechanical drives, but yeah SSDs I still go with consumer. I’m an IT pro/sysadmin/contractor/former enterprise admin and use my cluster for my business, plus I’m a dealer who can purchase enterprise drives at wholesale. I still don’t bother and I average a replacement every couple years which is an insane saving. Just make sure your data is backed up and anything critical has redundancy. Enterprise drives are for enterprise, don’t waste your money.
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SSD Drives | Proxmox Support Forum
January 20, 2023 - What type of VMs , what is the storage type etc. As a general rule you can run Proxmox on regular SSDs, running VMs on SSDs in production also depending on a number of VMs I would use a minimum of "Mix use" enterprise SSDs.
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July 21, 2026 - Its documented minimum is a 2+ core 64-bit CPU and 2 GB RAM; for production, Proxmox recommends a modern 4+ core CPU and at least 4 GiB of RAM plus another GiB per TiB of datastore, and to "use only enterprise SSDs for best results" on the datastore ...
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[SOLVED] - Choice of storage type for VMs (NVME, SATA SSD, HDD) | Proxmox Support Forum
November 25, 2022 - Also have a look at the cost per TB of TBW (so price per TB that you can write to the SSD before losing the warranty because you caused too much wear). And yes, SSD would be recommended, because IOPS are needed.
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[SOLVED] - Right approach w/2 enterprise ssd's? | Proxmox Support Forum
April 24, 2023 - Cheap is fine? Of course Enterprise SSDs are recommended. For each and every use case and for each and every Filesystem. Yes, that's purely an (my) opinion If your Ceph has enough redundancy then you can choose cheaper devices.
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Best SSD for Proxmox: VM, ZFS & Boot Drives - Cloudzat
August 8, 2026 - A fast consumer NVMe can be excellent for a small lab; a slower enterprise SATA SSD can be the better choice for constant writes because its design target is different. Capacity also has to be calculated after redundancy, snapshot reserve and ...
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Recommended enterprise level SSDs for PM 8 on 1U server? | Proxmox Support Forum
December 4, 2023 - I realize each VM would have its own filesystem choice, but was hoping to do everything I can to reduce SSD writes to get the greatest longevity out of this server. I'll install as much memory as needed to remove the burden on the SSDs. Thoughts? Thanks in advance for any input. ... In general I can recommend Samsung.
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SSD or HHD for Proxmox Server | Proxmox Support Forum
February 29, 2024 - On Windoze I now have a habit (and recommend) of running the free DiskFresh app about 2-3 times a year on all SSD's. It's a quiet embarrassment that not a single industry vendor talks about addressing this. Seems it would not be hard to build it into the SSD firmware. BTW, it's actually worse on enterprise SSD's than consumer.
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Preferred SSDs for ZFS SLOG\L2ARC | Proxmox Support Forum
January 8, 2024 - Unlike with consumer SSD where ... are crap you can't do much wrong with any enterprise SSD. Don't cheap out on storage and get the fastest + most durable + biggest SSD you can afford. Any U.2/U.3 with 3+ DWPD and PLP should do a great job for most workloads...
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Welche gebrauchten M.2 NVMe Enterprise SSDs könnt ihr empfehlen? | Proxmox Support Forum
January 29, 2025 - Hallo zusammen, Ich lese immer man solle doch lieber gebrauchte Enterprise SSDs verwenden. Habt ihr ein paar Empfehlungen für gebrauchte 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD? Es reicht mir eine PCIe Gen3. Könnt ihr z.b. die Intel P3600 Add In Karten empfehlen? (ca. 15% verbraucht) Ich würde sie gerne im ZFS Mirror Betrieb für diverse VMs verwenden.
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Proxmox with Second Hand Enterprise SSDs | Proxmox Support Forum
December 17, 2024 - my opinion: any enterprise-ssd is acceptable as long as it fits your needs (capacity, endurance and most importantly price). no need to pay for something insanely expensive from vendor a if a comparable ssd from vendor b is available cheaper. ...
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r/homelab on Reddit: Proxmox OS SSD Recommendations
September 26, 2024 -
I'm looking to upgrade the boot/OS/VM Disk storage drive (singular non-raid drive) in my Proxmox server, currently I am running a 1 TB Western Digital SATA drive, but I am looking to bump up to 4 TB. In terms of endurance and long lasting performance, what do you all recommend?
From my research, I've noticed there are two good contenders: Samsung 870 EVO or Crucial MX500
I am not bothered by performance, personally I'm looking for lifespan/reliability over time.
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Just make sure the TBW is high. I got Samsung and WD Blue in my Severs Just dont buy WD Green they have very low TBW. My 4TB Samsung Drive where all the VM's run, has 3% after 18Months Just make backups and everything is fine.
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If you really want reliability, you'll want an enterprise SSD.
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Best current sata enterprise ssd (price wise, best bang for your buck) | Proxmox Support Forum
November 15, 2023 - I read that someone should take enterprise ssds instead of consume ones because of the greatly increased iops performance and power loss protection. So instead of a 870 EVO I would like to choose a enterprise ssd.
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Best High-Endurance SSDs for Your Proxmox Host: Top Picks for Smooth ZFS RAID 1 Setup | by Mr.PlanB | Medium
August 4, 2025 - That’s why enterprise-grade SSDs are often the go-to: they balance endurance and features like power-loss protection (PLP) while still being affordable if you buy smart. In this post, we’ll dig into the latest community picks for SSDs that ...
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Storage recommendations for home workload? | Proxmox Support Forum
August 13, 2023 - You really shouldn't save on the disks, like you wouldn't try to build your system around the cheapest CPU available. With ZFS you should at least get some proper enterprise grade SATA SSDs with power-loss protection and use that for everything ...
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r/Proxmox on Reddit: Consumer vs. Enterprise SSD for VM Storage
February 18, 2022 -
Hi,
I understand that proxmox can wear out SSDs relatively quickly due to heavy amounts of write operations and because of this consumer SSDs are generally not recommended.
I recently purchased two 500GB samsung 970 evo plus nvme SSDs for $90 (CAD) each that I plan to use in a ZFS mirror configuration for VM storage for my home server. I plan to host about 3-4 virtual machines consisting of truenas, ubuntu (for docker), homeassistant, and other ones just to play around with.
My question is, given that my use case is for home and personal, is it worth it to spend the extra money to get enterprise grade SSDs instead?
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I would say no, it's not necessary. I have a proxmox homelab running on Evo Plus SATA SSDs and the wearout is very acceptable. Generally the VMs are light duty.
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In my experience the answer depends on how they're attached to your machine and how you're setting them up. If they're behind an HBA then you can't trim non-enterprise SSDs. So whether set up as a zfs mirror or as a thin volume neither zfs trim or fstrim will work. This means that they'll slow down a lot over time. In this use case you really need enterprise ssds. If connected to a sata port then trim works fine. The only other thing to mention is that zfs will increase the writes to the drives so will wear them out faster. I have a couple of Crucial MX500 ssds which were behind an HBA in a zfs mirror that became painfully slow. I moved the vms off them and pulled them from the machine after 58 days from new. One was at 11% wear, the other at 15% (how the wear was different in a mirror I don't know) and read/write speeds down to single digit MB/s. I then attached them to a sata controller in the same machine and ran them as a thin volume and after another 58 days the wear hasn't increased (running the exact same vms). I'm going to set them up as a zfs mirror again soon just to experiment to see if the wear increases again under zfs, or if it was being behind the HBA that did it. I have heard of other people complaining about the Crucial MX series, so it may be that they're just bad with wear under zfs. My desktop runs zfs on some Samsung Pro SSDs and they have very little wear after years of use, although that is also over sata.