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On Sat, Jan 4, 2020 at 10:13 PM Ian Zimmerman <itz@××××××××××××.org> wrote: |
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> On 2020-01-02 14:12, Rich Freeman wrote: |
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> > > Device Model: ST8000AS0003-2HH188 |
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> > > I recall reading about SMR but can't recall the details of what it is. |
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> > > far as I know, this is just a basic 8TB drive. |
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> > This is an SMR drive. You should DEFINITELY read up on what they are. |
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> How do you know? The identfying string doesn't appear in the kernel |
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> source (I did a case-insensitive recursive grep). |
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https://www.seagate.com/www-content/product-content/hdd-fam/seagate-archive-hdd/en-us/docs/100827317b.pdf |
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These drives provide the following key features: |
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• 8TB capacity for efficient storage-per-slot. |
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• Affordable efficiencies with 2TB-per-disk Drive Managed SMR-based |
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hard drive technology. |
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Rich |
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