From owner-freebsd-isp Thu Feb 18 16:26: 1 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from magicnet.magicnet.net (magicnet.magicnet.net [204.96.116.9]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7C7E11B42 for ; Thu, 18 Feb 1999 16:25:30 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bill@bilver.magicnet.net) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by magicnet.magicnet.net (8.8.6/8.8.8) with UUCP id TAA03241 for freebsd-isp@freebsd.org; Thu, 18 Feb 1999 19:24:54 -0500 (EST) Received: (from bill@localhost) by bilver.magicnet.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) id TAA06498 for freebsd-isp@freebsd.org; Thu, 18 Feb 1999 19:08:11 -0500 (EST) From: Bill Vermillion Message-Id: <199902190008.TAA06498@bilver.magicnet.net> Subject: Re: DPT's Storage Manager and FreeBSD In-Reply-To: from spork at "Feb 18, 99 03:48:44 pm" To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 19:08:11 -0500 (EST) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL38 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org spork recently said: > Is there any way to tell that the DPT has lost a disk without > physically seeing the blinking lights or hearing the piercing > siren? I have one of these about to be shipped out to a colo, and > I have no idea how I'm going to tell if the thing needs attention. > > I suppose I could mount the speaker external and hope it annoys > someone enough that they'll call the number on the cage, but... Unless they've changed that's not neccesary. It's not really a speaker either. I got a frantic call one morning from a client who lost an HD. When I arrived I found they had closed the door the computer room, and the two people inside left that room because it was so loud. It was quite apparent through the closed door. Picture yourself standing behind a garbage truck when it goes into reverse and you'll get a hint of how loud this sucker it. -- bill@bilver.magicnet.net | bv@wjv.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message