RE: Disk Failure

[Dwayne Lindner <Dwayne.Lindner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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
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> We have!
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> Al
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> Al Barsa, Jr.
> Barsa Consulting Group, LLC
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> 914-251-1234
> 914-251-9406 fax
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> http://www.barsaconsulting.com
> http://www.taatool.com
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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
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> ----- 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
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> > 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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