Re: Sleeping hard drives in an array?

[Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>]

Greg Cormier wrote:
> Wow this has caused quite the stirrup!
>
> I think I'll leave them spinning :-) They are WD Raid Edition drives
> so I'll keep my fingers crossed. I just figured since the array does
> nothing like 21 hours of the day.. why not spin it down. But if
> spinup/downs are worse then I'll leave it be.
>
> The drive temps are 32-34 degrees since they have fans right on them
> and the case is nicely cooled.
>
>   
Even with that use profile, my main concern would be power usage, room 
heat, and cost of A/C if you run temperature controlled.

> Thanks,
> Greg
>   


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