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E-Series drive media scan speed is high for 18TB or larger capacity drives

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Applies to

  • NetApp E-Series
  • Drive Model: WUH721818AL5204 (18 TB) and WUH722222AL5204 (22 TB)

Issue

E-Series background media scan process default speed (Frequency: 30 Days) results in high rate of read/write operations to the drives listed above, which can wear out the drive sooner than expected life.

 

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