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It's interesting that there is no maintenance on a HDD, which is prone to failure.
My old 1794 177GB SFF 2 SSD w/EMLC IBMi when off 3 yr warranty, had an annual maintenance of $576 per drive.
My new ES0H 775GB SFF-2 SSD for IBM will cost me $1092 per drive when 3 yr warranty expires.

I also find this statement from IBM in regards to SSD and Flash adapters.
The "standard warranty" for most machines is 3 years, but I did see a 1 year warranty for some machines.
So the same disk drive can have either a 1 year or 3 year warranty, depending on the machine it resides in.
Is this correct?

Warranty period

These features assume the same warranty or maintenance terms as the machine in which they are installed for the full warranty or maintenance period announced for such machine.

Flash memory cells have a maximum number of program/erase cycles. IBM Flash Adapter 90 failures will be replaced during the standard warranty period for the attached server at IBM's expense regardless of usage levels. IBM Maintenance Agreements after the warranty period are limited to adapters that have not reached the maximum number of program/erase cycles. Adapters that reach this limit may fail to operate according to specifications and must be replaced at customers expense.

IBM Flash Adapter 90: Typical service life is expected to exceed five years. Individual service life may vary and can be monitored using an OS command.

Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rob Berendt
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 9:59 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: New SSD options for IBM Power Systems provide enhancedperformanceat a lower cost

I've read before how a SSD can wear out even though it has no moving parts. It's just one of those things I've accepted as Holy Writ. However, like you, I would like some sort of fuel gauge just to help make an informed decision on future SSD's.

And as far our non Read Intensive SSD's "covered under normal maintenance"
I wonder about that. Don't you pay extra maintenance for those, like as if they're expecting increased failures, or the fact that replacements are so darned expensive? A fuel gauge would help us determine if we're putting the wrong load on it and make smarter decisions on existing SSDs instead of "screw it, we're paying big dollars for maintenance. It's IBM's problem...".

Gee, now I can the used market for SSD's being like the automotive market.
You have to certify with the fuel gauge on SSD's like you do on the odometer on a car title. :-)


Rob Berendt

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