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Number   :  2932
Date     :  2002-10-15
Author   :  CBFalconer
Subject  :  Re: DISK WRITE ERROR
Size(KB) :  0


Kan Yabumoto wrote:
> 
... snip ...
> 
> possibility. If it is hardware related, it is pretty
> tough to narrow down. It could be even a memory problem
> (we always use ECC memory which virtually eliminates
> the possibility of memory-related problem --- and without
> ECC, you can never rule out memory-related problem).

Thank you. I have been saying and explaining this to people for
many years, and getting a continuous din of "only on servers" or
"you don't need it". It is so refreshing to have someone else
actually recognize the problem.

People just don't realize that a cosmic ray a year ago could be
causing problems that just showed up today, and that all their
backups may be useless. I often compare ECC to safe sex.

If we could just persuade people to insist on it the sun would
shine, the birds sing, ....

-- 
Chuck F (cbfalconer@y...) (cbfalconer@w...)
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