Re: Predictive Disc Failure

[Gqcy <gmufasa01@xxxxxxxxx>]

Does IBM let you have a "spare" drive on site?

is there some feature code that allows this?

just "a wink" from your CE?



On 6/22/2013 6:51 AM, Rich Loeber wrote:
> Thank you to those who weighed in on this .... the replacement unit
> should be here on Monday and it will get installed.  Just an investment
> in some time, the disc itself is covered by our IBM maintenance agreement.
>
> Rich
> -------------------------
>
> Quoting 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
> > >
> > > www.frankeni.com
> > > www.iDevCloud.com
> > > www.iInTheCloud.com
> > >
> > > 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
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