[oclug] [OT] supercomputers

[Matthew Wilcox]

On Sun, Nov 16, 2003 at 01:08:11PM -0500, Jon Earle wrote:
> I suspect though, that the MTBF for PC units is lower, likely closer to
> 5yrs.  With 200 PCs in a cluster (still a large cluster), that comes to
> about 91 days between unit replacements.  (A 10yr MTBF would result in
> replacement of a unit every 6 months.)

I would imagine the MTBF of a PC is around 3 years.  If it's longer,
the company is doing a disservice to its shareholders ;-)

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