Ron, Thanks for the enlightenment... I'll have to speak the engineer that spun me the big story... And to myself for believing him...
Still, I can format the ESS for MF / Open systems, but I have never had the chance to compare the actual GB available to Open systems compared to the actual available to MVS on the exact same array. Yet having said that, the current server room has a short life expectancy, and guess what I will be doing as part of the de-mantling process... Just exactly that, as well as to see for myself the usage difference/loss with all the raid / PAV options available, there just isn't anything like first-hand experience... Herbie -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Hawkins Sent: 18 Januarie 2008 03:05 nm To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Flash memory arrays Herbie, Good Guess, but IBM, EMC and HDS send faulty drives back to Seagate and Hitachi for analysis for their modular products as well. There is no difference between drives used in Enterprise and Modular arrays. IT's not a hidden service, it's simply the warranty that the Disk manufacturer provides (it's been half a decade since IBM made a disk drive). Ron > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Van Dalsen, Herbie > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 6:42 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] Flash memory arrays > > I can certainly see why "mainframe disk" is more expensive, but is this > the really case? Nowadays most unix / windows servers needs some sort > of > a SAN environment. That costs a lot of money, like an Clariion, or the > like. I am still convinced that the hidden service that IBM provide > where they remove a faulty disk from an ESS and send it back to be > analyzed and the regularity with which they provide microcode... > > Just my $0.01 > > Herbie > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html Elavon Financial Services Limited Registered in Ireland: Number 418442 Registered Office: Block E, 1st Floor, Cherrywood Business Park, Loughlinstown, Co. Dublin, Ireland Directors: Robert Abele (USA), John Collins, Terrance Dolan (USA), Pamela Joseph (USA), Declan Lynch, John McNally, Malcolm Towlson Elavon Financial Services Limited, trading as Elavon, is regulated by the Financial Regulator ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
