Neil Harvey <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>My client has a 959/400 with 12 x 2GB HPC2490WD disks (these are the new
>Fast Wide SCSI disks) configured as system disks.
>
>The system was upgraded from an HP980/100, and all the peripherals were
>taken over, but the disks from the 980 (8 x 2GB HPC2490AM's and 5 X 2GB
>HPC3010M1's) were configured as private volumes on 959 at the insistence
>of the local SE.
>
>The client had recently lost four of the disks on the 980, but thankfully
>was able to recover all data, so only time (and money) was lost.
>
>I recently read a thread here that other people were experiencing disk
>problems with some 2GB disks, and wonder if they were all the same as my
>clients? (HPC2490AM's).
>
>If so, and if HP is aware that there are problems with these models,
>surely they should be taking proactive measures, and not just suggesting
>that they be used as "private volumes"?
>
>I guess the implication is that if they are used as private volumes, then
>the data on them is probably not so important, and you can easily stand
>the loss of a disk or two every few months!
>
>I'd love to hear if HP have a) acknowledged the problem, and b) worked up
>a strategy to cope with it.
>
>Incidently, the 959/400 is an absolute marvel, and eats up workload at a
>blistering pace - reaffirming my belief that the HP3000 is the finest
>multipurpose mid range computer on earth.
>
>Does anyone know if an HP-IB 7978A tape drive can be changed to SCSI to
>enable attachment to the 959/400?
>
>All help appreciated.
>
>Neil Harvey
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Just last week we experienced our SECOND disk drive
failure.  The first one was back in January 95.  In both
cases we had to  reload  the system.  Both disk drives were
the HP C3010 model.  The drive that failed last week we ve
had for about three years and the one that failed back in
January 95 we installed in November 94.  The only thing the
two drives had in common is they were in the same SCSI
storage system unit.
 
I asked our HP CE to look into whether or not there was a
problem with the HP C3010 disk drive and he reported that
there was not.
 
One good thing (if you can call it that) that has come out
of all of this is we ve now started IMAGE logging to tape.
 
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