tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post2897215699447341980..comments2024-03-28T13:39:27.601-07:00Comments on DSHR's Blog: A Cost-Effective DIY LOCKSS BoxDavid.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-80475717002840452472016-11-15T19:54:31.515-08:002016-11-15T19:54:31.515-08:00Backblaze reports good early experience with the 8...Backblaze reports <a href="https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-failure-rates-q3-2016/" rel="nofollow">good early experience with the 8TB ST8000DM002 drives</a>:<br /><br />"The Seagate 8 TB drives are doing very well. Their annualized failure rate compares favorably to the HGST 2 TB hard drives. With the average age of the HGST drives being 66 months, their failure rate was likely to rise, simply because of normal wear and tear. The average age of the Seagate 8 TB hard drives is just 3 months, but their 1.6% failure rate during the first few months bodes well for a continued low failure rate going forward."<br /><br />So far, our experience with the 8TB ST8000A0002 archive drives is also positive.David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-2110172952648425472016-09-26T10:14:59.625-07:002016-09-26T10:14:59.625-07:00My bad - I left out two important details.
1) For...My bad - I left out two important details.<br /><br />1) For some reason the RAID controller takes a very long time to initialize itself and the drives during power-up. Do not get impatient, just wait.<br /><br />2) After the first time you patiently wait, you will need to disable boot support on the RAID controller by CTRL-C to get into the setup utility, then selecting the adapter and ENTER to get its properties.David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.com