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Re:Server room with seismic isolation floor in Japan earthqu... by jacquesm on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @03:29AM (#14450929)
Why guess? From the article on the sensor:

"When the computer is stable, the drive operates normally again."

So unless you install a drive that has its own motion detection on board the computer will simply quickly 'park' the drive and will allow it to resume operation without any issues when it has landed.

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Re:Server room with seismic isolation floor in Japan earthqu... by avh02 on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @03:36AM (#14450950)
to be fair, AlephGarden did say during an earthquake. Telecoms, Hospitals, etc, perhaps wouldn't be happy with being out for the time taken for an earthquake to blow over. Plus aftershocks when damage control is in progress.
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Re:Server room with seismic isolation floor in Japan earthqu... by jacquesm on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @04:24AM (#14451068)
They'd be a lot happier with being out for that time rather than having to replace a bunch of hardware.
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