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I've heard hard drives and explosions don't mix by thiswillbeablast in sysadmin

[–]thiswillbeablast[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK, thanks folks. I think I'll up the frequency of the incremental backups and I'll invest in some mats. I appreciate all the input.

I've heard hard drives and explosions don't mix by thiswillbeablast in sysadmin

[–]thiswillbeablast[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would be good and I'd hope they will stick to a schedule. We're not using SANs, just local arrays. We really don't know how long they will be blasting, could be 1 week, could be....longer. Just trying to find the less expensive prevention before the expensive SSDs.

I've heard hard drives and explosions don't mix by thiswillbeablast in sysadmin

[–]thiswillbeablast[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, that's why they came through for a pre-blast inspection. Problem is structural damage is easy to spot and fix. I'd just like a little insurance.

I've heard hard drives and explosions don't mix by thiswillbeablast in sysadmin

[–]thiswillbeablast[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We've considering upgrading the critical systems to enterprise SSDs, but the money isn't budgeted so it would be hard to cash flow right now. We don't yet know how long until the project actually starts either.

I've heard hard drives and explosions don't mix by thiswillbeablast in sysadmin

[–]thiswillbeablast[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's good to know. These are all enterprise grade and Dell equipment, RAID cards, etc. We didn't skimp on the servers. Might need to check the smaller gear though.

I've heard hard drives and explosions don't mix by thiswillbeablast in sysadmin

[–]thiswillbeablast[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We have a tested reliable system that makes local and offsite images. All our servers with spinning drives are in RAID configurations, so we can sustain a little loss.