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Hello,

I just checked our system logs - we have had 4 (four) 6718 drives fail since
April.
IBM measured some electric current leaks on our powerlines and blames the
failing drives on this. 

In our SST I just found another drive error (temporary) with code 6718 FFF7
- anybody know how serios this is (IBM says no problem - but the helpline
guy didn't even know about the internet news on these DASD problems :(

Regards,

Oliver

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von:  Dwayne Lindner [SMTP:Dwayne.Lindner@writ.wesfarmers.com.au]
> Gesendet am:  Donnerstag, 12. Juli 2001 04:30
> An:   'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> Betreff:      RE: Disk Failure
> 
> I don't like me too! posts, but...
> 
> Me too!
> 
> One or two failures since the PTF's went on - and our IBM tech is friendly
> enough to tell us everytime there's a new DASD PTF out - usually within 24
> hours he'll bring the fax out, hand it to us, and ask us to install
> them....
> 
> If it is a microcode problem they still haven't nipped it in the bud....
> 
> 
> Dwayne Lindner
> Senior Network Analyst
> Wesfarmers Rural Information Technology
> 184 Railway Parade, Bassendean WA 6054
> Ph: (08) 9273 5365    Mob: 0407 386 693
> Email: dwayne.lindner@writ.wesfarmers.com.au
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: barsa@barsaconsulting.com [mailto:barsa@barsaconsulting.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, 11 July 2001 21:30
> > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Subject: Re: Disk Failure
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > We have!
> > 
> > Al
> > 
> > Al Barsa, Jr.
> > Barsa Consulting Group, LLC
> > 
> > 400>390
> > 
> > 914-251-1234
> > 914-251-9406 fax
> > 
> > http://www.barsaconsulting.com
> > http://www.taatool.com
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >                                                               
> >                                                            
> >                     "Jim Franz"                               
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> >                     <franz400@triad.rr.        To:     
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> >                     com>                       cc:            
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> >                     Sent by:                   Subject:     
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> >                     owner-midrange-l@mi                       
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> >                     07/10/01 08:37 PM                         
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> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Neil posted the warning month(s) ago about the drives & the ptf's. Has
> > anyone
> > applied the ptf's and THEN had the problem?
> > jim
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Pete Hall" <pbhall@execpc.com>
> > To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 7:52 PM
> > Subject: Re: Disk Failure
> > 
> > 
> > > At 14:29 07/09/2001, Al Barsa wrote:
> > > >My financial system is a model 270 with 6 10,000 RPM 8 GB 
> > DASD units.  I
> > > >had my first failure last Tuesday on that system, which 
> > was protected by
> > > >RAID-5.  The disk was replaced later on Tuesday.  Today 
> > (Monday) I have
> > had
> > > >another unit on that system fail, just six days apart.
> > >
> > > Had a similar situation with a new S30 several years ago. 
> > Two drives in a
> > > week. After that, no more trouble. Apparently the M in MTBF is
> > significant.
> > > Does make one review his/her backup strategy though.
> > > Pete Hall
> > > pbhall@execpc.com
> > > http://www.execpc.com/~pbhall/
> > >
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