Hello Managers,
we are nearing the end of the 36 month warranty on our AS4100. This was out
first AlphaServer, so I am curious how these, or previous versions of the
hardware, perform over the long run.
We currently do not have an off site cold server for disaster recovery. The
AS4100 could last us for another 2 to 3 years of business requirements. We
are in California, and are considering establishing a cold server in Texas.
Were considering the AS4100 in Texas, while purchasing a GS80 in 9 to 12
months.
To support this model, please tell me you experiences with similar
hardware. Are they rock solid for many years????...or do they fade after the
warranty period? I understand that answers are based on environment, and
how hard the box is worked.
My experience with the AS4100, AS1200 and a DS20, is that they all had shaky
starts. All of them had the motherboard replaced, infant drive failures, and
mylex cards fail. Then they stabilized, and have been very solid. There's
also 3 variables that have their environment, after the initial failures:
1. less heat, turning off the legacy (3) HP3000's.
2. changing the 4.0d default of defragging every night to something less
(7 drives failed in 6 months, of an 87 drive pool).
3. removing greenbar printers from the computer room.
TIA
Regards,
Blake Brehl
Senior Database Administrator
Anritsu Company United States
Morgan Hill, CA
bbrehl_at_anritsu.com
Received on Thu Dec 16 1999 - 21:26:16 NZDT