[AusNOG] Possibly useful device for data retention?

[Ross Wheeler]

>> Seagate Hawk series SCSI-2, installed early April 1997, and operating 24/7
>> ever since in a FreeBSD 2.2.1 box.
>
> I believe 24/7 operation is better for hard drives than being switched on
> and off even semi-regularly.

I've always thought so. This machine has been turned off I think 5 times 
in its life. Once after an extended power-fail, genset failed, UPSs ran 
out of run-time, servers were shut down for the duration (about 6 hours). 
Twice more during office moves, and once when its power supply failed (no, 
it didn't have redundant supplies).

R.