[AusNOG] Global switch Level 4 Hard disk's

[KIRN Paul (Powerlink)]

Hi Matt,
There is a few articles about this HDD failure phenomenon in the Data Centre press (see: http://www.datacenterjournal.com/it/inert-gas-data-center-fire-protection-and-hard-disk-drive-damage/). Last year I heard a colleague present on his own post gas discharge experiences at the Brisbane AFCOM chapter meeting, similar experience to what you describe. Acoustic noise seems to be the culprit. Gas discharge events are VERY loud...

Regards

Paul Kirn|IT Services
Data Centre Manager 
Powerlink 






 

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From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Matt Perkins
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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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