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Re: [LUG] Bah! Disks! Bah!

 

On Thu, 28 Jan 2010, Julian Hall wrote:

Gordon Henderson wrote:
There is a recently published Google study of their disk failure modes, and they found that running them hot was better for them in the long-run...

I know that one data robot storage company do this too with a speed/temperature controlled fan..

Gordon


Would it be true to say that consistency of temperature is more important than actual - within reason of course? I'm thinking of the varying conditions producing more wear on all components as they constantly adjust.

It doesn't appear to be.

http://labs.google.com/papers/disk_failures.pdf

is the report.

I've just re-read the temp. section. More disks at 30C fail than disks higher (or lower). My failling disks:

  /dev/sda: WDC WD6400AAKS-00A7B0: 37°C
  /dev/sdb: WDC WD6400AAKS-00A7B0: 37°C

Gordon
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