Re: Lost large string of disks.

Ok this is not specifically a midrange-l kind of thing except as a darn
good lesson as to why you really should "fix things that aren't broken".
Cisco generated a technote on their vmware servers. Basically the SSD's
on them will die after 40,000 hours (~ 4.5 years) unless you get this
firmware update. Putting the firmware update on after they fail is too
late - the SSD's will still need to be replaced. We had to restore
numerous vm's (still working on a vHMC - does that qualify as a midrange-l
issue?).
Oh, and since vHMC wasn't windows it didn't show up in the "give a crap"
list by the Windows team to schedule backups and I get the privilege of
rebuilding it.
We planned on upgrading them last year. Got one done then got hit by a
capital expenditure freeze. Meeting today on detail vmware server
specs... Moving to HP.

We failed to notice this technote (um, not my job):

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/field-notices/705/fn70545.html




Rob Berendt
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