On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 11:12 PM, Bob Friesenhahn < bfrie...@simple.dallas.tx.us> wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Apr 2009, Tim wrote: > > I'll stick with the 3 year life cycle of the system followed by a hot >> migration to new storage, thank you very much. >> > > Once again there is a fixation on the idea that computers gradually degrade > over time and that simply replacing the hardware before the expiration date > (like a bottle of milk) will save the data. I recently took an old Sun > system out of service that was approaching 12 years on the same disks with > no known read errors. The Sun before that one was taken out of service > after 11 years with no known read errors. Lucky me. > > Various papers I have read suggest that degregation is in fits and bursts > and contrary to what one would expect based on vendor specifications. > > Bob > I don't recall saying anything about a computer wearing out. When net-new and faster/more space is cheaper than maintenance renewal, I'll sick with net-new. --Tim
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