[AusNOG] [AUSNOG] Disk wear & Foucault Period

[Karl Auer]

On 22 Aug 2019, at 10:39 am, Paul Wilkins <paulwilkins369 at gmail.com
> > > wrote:
> > 
> > Over a disk's 5 year life, that's about 1800 power cycles. Not
> > enough to kill a disk, or to even be an obvious problem, but a
> > hidden and unnecessary drain on disk life and IT budgets.

Except that the precession happens very gradually. You can't compare
getting punched in the face with the same force delivered as a thousand
gentle pats.

Regards, K.

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