[AusNOG] Global switch Level 4 Hard disk's

[Peter Tonoli]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Perkins" <matt at spectrum.com.au>
> To: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> Sent: Monday, 13 January, 2014 2:25:46 PM
> Subject: [AusNOG] Global switch Level 4 Hard disk's
> Hi All,
> I have quite a few people today with hard drives fail in suites on
> level 4 at global switch. GS tell us the Gas was dropped in response
> to
> some smoke from some plant. Not sure how inergen would effect hard
> drives but there are many people wondering around on level 4 looking
> like there dog just died.

Perhaps it was the noise / sound pressure? <http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/inergen-release-associated-with-acute-hard-drive-failure-rate-what-effect-causes-the-damage/>.

Cheers,
Peter.


-- 
Peter Tonoli < peter at medstv.unimelb.edu.au > +61-3-9288-2399 
IT Manager 
The University of Melbourne - Eastern Hill Academic Centre, St. Vincent's Institute and O'Brien Institute