[SAC] [OSGeo] #1940: osgeo4 needs new disks

[Alex M]

On 5/12/19 15:03, OSGeo wrote:
> #1940: osgeo4 needs new disks
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>  Reporter:  strk           |       Owner:  sac@…
>      Type:  task           |      Status:  reopened
>  Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  Sysadmin Contract 2019-I
> Component:  Systems Admin  |  Resolution:
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> Comment (by robe):
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>  Here is note from Lance's email dated Apr 8th 2019, with the link:
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>  I just checked and osgeo3 has no failed drives (currently). However,
>  osgeo4 has one failed drive in a RAID6 and if you'd like to replace it, it
>  seems like it's going to be fairly cheap [1]. This should be an exact
>  replacement.  If you do plan on replacing it, you should buy 2-3 more just
>  in case others fail.
> 
>  Do you have any idea when you'll be wrapping the migrations up?
> 
>  Thanks-
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>  [1] https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148538
> 

Question, at ~$30 do we want to buy 2 or 3, 3 being 1 extra?
If I recall OSGeo3 has 146 GB drives. My understanding is you can use
bigger drives, the raid just won't fill the space beyond the match to
the other drives.
I think the idea behind buying extra is that this type of drive may
become rare soon. It is a 9 year old SAS model.

Thanks,
Alex