So much for HD old wives' tales

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Which do you believe?

* Costly FC and SCSI drives are more reliable than cheap SATA drives.
* RAID 5 is safe because the odds of two drives failing in the same
RAID set are so low.
* After infant mortality, drives are highly reliable until they
reach the end of their useful life.
* Vendor MTBF are a useful yardstick for comparing drives.

According the one of the “Best Paper” awards at FAST ‘07, none of these
are backed by empirical evidence.

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I have to say, this is very satisfying. I knew MTBF figures and "you
get what you pay for" were fiction.
 
timeOday said:
Which do you believe?
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* Costly FC and SCSI drives are more reliable than cheap SATA drives. * RAID 5 is safe because
the odds of two drives failing in the same RAID set are so low.
* After infant mortality, drives are highly reliable until they reach the end of their useful
life.
* Vendor MTBF are a useful yardstick for comparing drives.
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