On 7/19/2013 12:54 AM, Gordon Messmer wrote:
Regardless of your storage, your system should be powered by a monitored UPS. Verify that it works, and the drive's cache shouldn't be a major concern.
done right, there should be two UPS's, each hooked up to alternate redundant power supplies in each chassis.
even so, things happen. a PDU gets tripped and shuts off a whole rack unexpectedly.