5 ***** ** ******
****** **** ** *********** responded **** ****** **** at * ***** ** longer, **% ** ***** indicated ****** ******* ****** 5 *****, *** ** many ** ** *****. Just *% ********* ******** of ***** * *****.
*** ****** ********* *** why *** ****** ****** were **** ** ************* problems, ***** ****** ******, and ******** ********** ***** wear **** *** **** of *** **** *****.

***** *********** *** ******* for ******* **** ****** identical ** ******* ****** ********* **** 2016:

Heat *** ************* ****** ***** ********
*** **** ****** ******* mentioned *** ***** ******** was **** ** ************* factors **** **** ** heat *******. *******, **** of *** ****-******* ******** claimed * **** ***** life ** * ***** or ****, ***** ** beyond *** * ** the *-**** ******** ** many *************, *** ***** also ** ********** ** normal **** *** ****:
- "* ***** ** **. We ** *** **** a ***** ****** ** drives ****, *** **** seem ** ** ** locations **** **** **** temperature ******* ** ***** issues"
- "* ******** ** **** last *+ *****. *** most ****** ***** ** find **** ****** ****-****** is ** *** ******** doesn't **** ****** *********** to *** ******** ** cleaning ** ** ******* the ***** *********"
- "* ***** ** ** the ***** ****** **** you ***** ******** ***** full **** ***** ***********. Some ****** ***** ******* up *** *** ** two ****** *** **** and **** ***********. **** is *** ******* *****, if ******* *********** **** above **-** *** **** an **** ** ** hold **** ****** *** failures *** ******. ** like ** **** *** servers ** **** *********** below ** ********** *** have ********** ****** ***** life ****."
- "***** ****** **** ******* after * ** * years. *** **** ****** is ******* *********** *** missing *******. ** **** systems ** *********** ************ running *** **** **** 5 ***** ******* *******."
- "******* * *****. ****** in ********* ***** **** degrade ******** *** **** their ****** *********** - e.g. ****. ****** ***** be ********** **** *** tear."
- "*-* *****. **** ****** have **** *** ** overheating. **** *** **** the ** *******."
- "* ***** ** **. Most ******* ***** ** dusty *** *** ************."
- "*-*+ *****. **** *** dust *** *** **** common *******."
- "* ***** *** ** environment (**** *** ****)"
- "* ** *** ****** properly. *+ ** ******** maintained."
- "*+ ***** ******** *** to **** ** ***** environment."
- "*-* ***. *** ** operator *** *** ************ environment."
- "* *****. **** ** bad *** *** *****."
- "**** ***** **** ** higher *** ******* ** about *.* *****, ***** ~4. **** *** ******** error (**** ***) *** not ****."
- "* - * **** is *** ******. ******** are ********* *** ** poor ******** ** *********, lack ** *********** *** heat."
** ******* ******* ***** *** Surveillance *****, ** ****** ********* ventilation *** ******* **********.
Normal **** ********
******* ****** ******** *** general **** *** **** on *** ****** ***** many ***** ** ******** data *******, ***** ****** 5+ ***** ** **** without *******:
- "******** **** *-* *****. Mostly **** *** ******** running ****** **** ** fail **** ****."
- "* *****+ ** *******, and ******* ***** ** be ************ ****** *** just **** *** ****."
- "******* ****** **** **** very ****. ** * rule ** ***** ***** 5 *****, *** *** really ******* **** **** in * ***** *********/********* environment *** ***********."
- "********* ** *** **** drives ***** ******* ** the * **** **** on ******* * ***** say. ******* *** ** bad ******* ***** ** impossible ** *** **** data ** ****** ***** written."
- "*** *** ****** **** sticking ** * ***** when *** *** ** 24/7. ***** * *** shutdowns *** ******** *** hard **** ***** ** fail. *** ***** ** purple ***** * **** in * ****** ** still ******* ***** ****, so * ***** ***** 10 ***** ****** ** normal ** ******* *** hard ****."
- "**** ***** ***** ** fail ***** * *****. Or ***** * ***** we ***** **** ******, looks **** *** **** drive ** ***** ** crash. ****** **** * believe ** ******** ****"
- "* ** * ***** seems ** ** *** time, ******** ** **** many **** ****** **** go **** ****. ***** errors ** *** ******* indicator ** *******, *** we ** **** ****** that **** ****."
- "*** ****, * *****, old ***."
- "*-* *****. ***** ******** load"
- "** **** *********** **** after *-* ***** ** have ** ****** **** with ****** ******."
- "********* * **** ***** will **** ***** ********* use ***** ************* * years."
- "*-* ***** **** ********** and **********."
- "* ** ** ***** judging ** *** *****, id *** *** ********"
- "*** ***** *+ ***** before ** *** ******* but ** **** ***** they **** ****** ** days ** ****. ***** is ** ****** ****** for ******* ****** *** drive *** ******* *** of ****. "
Power ****** ******* ***** ********
*********** ******** ******** ******* to ***** ****** **** also ******, **** ********* increased ***** **** **** servers *** ******* *** of ******* ****** ***/** UPS:
- "** ******* * ***** the ***** ******** ** drives **** **** **** 5 ***** **** ****** and **** **** * years **** **** ******* in **********. **'* **/** if *** ***** ***** when *** **** ***** a ***** ***."
- "* ***** *** *-* years. **** ***** *** caused ** **** ******* such ** ******."
- "*+ ***. ***** **** have *** **** ************ (intentional ** ***) **** tended ** **** ****** failure ***** **** ***** who ***** *** ****** off"
- "******* ** * *****. Improper ********, ** *** and ****** **** *****-*** and ********."
- "* ***** ***** ******* - ******* ******* ******* backup **** ***** *** blocks / ******* ** mfg ******"
- "* ***** *** *** is * *** *****. Don't *** * ***** UPS. **** *** ****** are ** ***** ***, minor ***** ************ *** cause *********** **** ***** issues."
- "*-* *****, *****. *** main ******, ***** ******."
- "* ***** ** *****. Usually ******** ****** *** to ***** *******."
*** ********** ****** ** proper ******* ****** *********, see *** ******* ****** ***** *** Surveillance *****.
Servers ******** ****** **** ****** ****
**** **** *% ** responses ***** **** ********** updates *** ****** *********** cycles ********* **** ***** prior ** **** ***** failure. * *** *********** also ********* ************ *********** of ******:
- "** ******* *******/******* *** entire ****** ****** ****** fail. ******* ** *** failures ****** *** **** due ** ************* ******"
- "* **** **** **** drives **** **** **** than ** *****, *** generally ** *** ********** refreshes **** ******* ******** every *-* *****."
- "*-* ***** ***** ** be ****** ******* ** good ******. *-* ***** on ***** ******. ** recommend *********** ** *-* years ** ******** ********"
- "****** *** ***** ** totally ****** ** ********** I ********* *********** ** 75 ******* ** *** rated ***. **** ***** be * ***** ** 3 ***** "
** ** ******* ********
******* *** ** ********* from ***** *********** ******** that **** **** ** or ****** ***** ***** failures ***** **** ****** their ***** *** ********:
- "********* ** **** **** been **** *** * years, *** ** **** not *** * ****** drive **** ** *** of *** ******* ** have ********* (*** ** our ****** **** **** high *** ** ****** though ** **** ** not **********). * ** anticipate ****** ******** ** fail ****, *** ** this ***** **** *** had **** ******. "
- "* **** *** *** a ****** ***** ***** i ******* ** ********. 6 *****"
- "* **** **** *** one ******* ** * years *** ** *** a *********** **"
- "*'* *** ****** **** failure **** *** ****** drives ***** * ******* installing **** ******** *** range **** ***"
- "* ***** ** ********, no *** ******** ***. "
- "** **** **** *** HD ******* **** **** on * ******* ********* 5 ***** *** ** another *******. ** *** a ******** ***** **** for ***** *********. ***** than ****, ** ******** so ***."
Comments (10)
Undisclosed Integrator #1
I don't think we should be relying on people's opinions for this topic. Instead read the Backblaze blog with real data and analysis which they record and post quarterly.
Latest post https://www.backblaze.com/blog/2018-hard-drive-failure-rates/
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Undisclosed #2
2018 has 36% less drive failures in the first two years, which seems significant.
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Undisclosed #3
We can drink at work, no one really has to set any boundaries and to my knowledge hasn't been a problem. You'll see the occasional group in the afternoon indulging, or someone enjoying a beer at the end of a long day. We have a beer fridge and many people have a bottle of liquor on their desk. Someone usually makes a liquor store run before company meetings.
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #5
HDD failure is an interesting topic.
There are some factors that come into play for any HDD:
The quality of the chassis
Workload
Handling of the HDD at installation (you would be shocked to see how clumsy some very large companies are on this.
The environment including, humidity, temp, and even pollution.
I would not rely on Backblaze for this on surveillance class HDDs.
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