Re: Predictive Disc Failure

[Gqcy <gmufasa01@xxxxxxxxx>]

thanks...

I ask because even though we have "five nines" against "Failure",
it appears when you consider the probability of needing to replace 
drives based on predictive failure, versus probability of a drive 
failing, that percentage is lower.
how much lower???

We have several SAN's (non-IBM), and even though they have hot-swap 
drives, there are times when we are waiting for a drive to show up on 
site while a drive is in a predictive failure state.  in fact, we had
a SAN crash a couple of months ago because of this very situation...






On 6/24/2013 9:16 AM, DrFranken wrote:
> The feature code for this is called "Hot Spare". You have to be VERY
> large for IBM to even consider this. I have a customer with over 1,000
> drives and they are NOT large enough.
>
>
> - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis
>
> www.frankeni.com
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> www.iInTheCloud.com
>
> On 6/24/2013 10:12 AM, Gqcy wrote:
>
> > 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

> >