<div dir="ltr">1 - The (approx) work done by precession over 5 years = 1800 power cycles (see above)<br>2 - So this reduces the work you'll get out of a drive by 1800 power cycles<br>3 - If we figure a drive is good for 1M restarts, then you'd expect precession to cause 0.2% of disks to fail over a 5 year lifespan<br>4 - Whether this shows up in MTBF depends on measurement techniques, and whether the effect is above the random noise<br>5 - So if precession is not showing up in MTBF measures, it's a result of measurement tolerances, and with better measurement techniques, it will<br><br>Kind regards<br><br>Paul Wilkins<br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, 22 Aug 2019 at 13:32, Karl Auer <<a href="mailto:kauer@biplane.com.au">kauer@biplane.com.au</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On 22 Aug 2019, at 10:39 am, Paul Wilkins <<a href="mailto:paulwilkins369@gmail.com" target="_blank">paulwilkins369@gmail.com</a><br>
> > > wrote:<br>
> > <br>
> > Over a disk's 5 year life, that's about 1800 power cycles. Not<br>
> > enough to kill a disk, or to even be an obvious problem, but a<br>
> > hidden and unnecessary drain on disk life and IT budgets.<br>
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Except that the precession happens very gradually. You can't compare<br>
getting punched in the face with the same force delivered as a thousand<br>
gentle pats.<br>
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Regards, K.<br>
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