Re: Predictive Disc Failure

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree.  The last thing you need is a drive you think might fail, and 
another one that seems OK fails, and then have the called out drive 
fails since it is now getting more activity.  That would  be bad.  
Replace it.

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 6/21/2013 6:22 PM, DrFranken wrote:
> Replace it.
>
> Even IF it turns out the thing is fine IBM has put a lot of effort into
> figuring out what constitutes a valid condition for predictive failure.
>    If they call it out, it's dead to me.
>
>           - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis
>
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> On 6/21/2013 5:47 PM, Rich Loeber wrote:
>
> > >       I did a hot swap of a failed disc on my E4A today and all went well.  A
> > >       few minutes after the new disc was in place and while raid was rebuilding,
> > >       the system threw a predictive disc failure on the new unit.  I talked with
> > >       the support tech at IBM and they decided to ship us another replacement
> > >       disc.  I've since checked back in on the system in question and there have
> > >       been no more failures reported and the raid protection is now reporting
> > >       that it is completely reset and fully functional.
> > >
> > >       If you were me, would you go through another disc swap on Monday?
> > >
> > >       Rich Loeber
> > >       Kisco Information Systems