Re: 18.2GB Hard Drive

David Kosenko wrote: > > joana@vcd.hp.com (Joan Armstrong) offerred: > > +Mike Segel writes: > +> > +>Sigh, > +>There are several reasons that one would want to use a large drive. > +>First, lets say that the avg seek time is not revelant. > +>(You get better performance if you have multiple smaller drives. More > +>heads, > +>more arms, etc ...) > +[and more good points deleted for brevity] > + > + We have experienced shorther MTTF for the larger disks possibly due > + to higher access rates. > > And with a single drive, you have a single point of failure. With many drives, you > could lose one and the database could keep going (losing access to some of the data, > of course). > > Dave Gee, I hope the drive I lose isnt the root drive. ;-) Seriously, there are a lot of pros and cons. I merely pointed out the issues of why one would want a single large drive. That being reduced power requirements and size.(Heat output could also be a constraint in some areas too.) As to the comments about mean time to failure, my point is that you have a greater chance of failure as you increase the number of drives. (Its a question of simple mathematical probability.) I'm sure you could take two 18 Gig drives and do some form of mirroring. Yet an angry employee can still go postal and take out your server with a sledge hammer so you really aren't secure until you do multiple sites tied together with Veritas and DR or something.... Wow! And I thought only women argued about size. ;-) (Ooops! I'm going to hell for that one!)8-0 -Uncle Mikey -- #include <std_disclaimer.h> /* Mike Segel (MS385) */ #include <No_Spam.h> #ifdef OFFENDED_BY_CONTENT The author takes no responsibility for this post. Any resembalence to a coherent rational thought is purely coincidence. -The Management. #endif ***************************** * Attention * -*- Due to AGIS's Refusal to Act Responsibly -*- Due to ACSI's latest actions, they have been pardoned. [E.Spire] We are blocking all of their domains at the packet level. This block will exist until they modify their policies to conform to existing RFCs and net community standards. We encourage all ISPs and domain holders to do the same. *****************************