[AusNOG] Global switch Level 4 Hard disk's

[Pinkerton, Eric (AU Sydney)]

It's not unheard of, it's to do with the noise created when the fire suppression system deploys...

http://www.bvfa.de/pdf-download/en-3/

http://www.buildingtechnologies.siemens.com/bt/global/en/firesafety/extinguishing/about-sinorix/latest-technical-findings/Documents/White_Paper_Potential%20damage%20to%20hard%20disk%20drives%20during%20discharges_en_September2012.pdf

There is even a market for nozzles on fire suppression systems that lowers the sound in order to prevent this happening..

See the WWW.FIKE.COM  PROINERT(r) HUSH NOZZLES

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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.

Anybody have any more info.

Matt

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