I assume by "cycle" they are referring to mtbf/afr
Re:Backblaze Drive Stats for 2024
by Dylan16807 on Wednesday February 12, 2025 @08:09PM
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I am reasonably confident that "time for the cycle to repeat" is the cycle of purchasing a new drive and moving to it.
Whether that's right or wrong, when I talked about 5% failure chance per cycle that's what I meant. And 5% is probably an underestimate.
Ahh. That % would depend on fleet size. AFR should be under 1% for most drives.
Re:Backblaze Drive Stats for 2024
by Dylan16807 on Friday February 14, 2025 @01:57PM
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I'm estimating about five years, and the context is a single drive.
But yes, I've done the math. I'm just going with the BB numbers here, and after a few years it adds up. The way I understand "peace of mind", you can't have it with a single drive. Nice and simple.