Grumpy's law of device redundancy

[andygates]

In any multi-device redundant array:  Number of devices that can fail simultaneously while still running: N.  Number of devices that happen to fail spontaneously: N + 1.

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[andygates.livejournal.com]

Oy veh. Keep everyone with aesthetic motives away from servers!

The good news is that a nice fellow from London says, "We look after everything" for this particular array. It's the old "two lightbulbs at once" jobbie, and yes, tomorrow is an epic restore from backups...

Meh, it's only cardiology. People can use their backup hearts or something.