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5.2.4S.M.A.R.T.

S.M.A.R.T. is an acronym for Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology. This technology is intended to recognize conditions that indicate imminent drive failure and is designed to provide sufficient warning of a failure to allow you to back up the data before an actual failure occurs.

Note. The drive’s firmware monitors specific attributes for degradation over time but can’t predict instanta- neous drive failures.

Each monitored attribute has been selected to monitor a specific set of failure conditions in the operating per- formance of the drive and the thresholds are optimized to minimize “false” and “failed” predictions.

Controlling S.M.A.R.T.

The operating mode of S.M.A.R.T. is controlled by the DEXCPT and PERF bits on the Informational Exceptions Control mode page (1Ch). Use the DEXCPT bit to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. feature. Setting the DEX- CPT bit disables all S.M.A.R.T. functions. When enabled, S.M.A.R.T. collects on-line data as the drive performs normal read and write operations. When the PERF bit is set, the drive is considered to be in “On-line Mode Only” and will not perform off-line functions.

You can measure off-line attributes and force the drive to save the data by using the Rezero Unit command. Forcing S.M.A.R.T. resets the timer so that the next scheduled interrupt is in two hours.

You can interrogate the drive through the host to determine the time remaining before the next scheduled mea- surement and data logging process occurs. To accomplish this, issue a Log Sense command to log page 0x3E. This allows you to control when S.M.A.R.T. interruptions occur. Forcing S.M.A.R.T. with the RTZ command resets the timer.

Performance impact

S.M.A.R.T. attribute data is saved to the disk so that the events that caused a predictive failure can be recre- ated. The drive measures and saves parameters once every two hours subject to an idle period on the drive interfaces. The process of measuring off-line attribute data and saving data to the disk is uninterruptable. The maximum on-line only processing delay is summarized below:

Maximum processing delay

 

 

On-line only delay

Fully-enabled delay

 

DEXCPT = 0, PERF = 1

DEXCPT = 0, PERF = 0

S.M.A.R.T. delay times

42 milliseconds

163 milliseconds

5.2.5Reporting control

Reporting is controlled by the MRIE bits in the Informational Exceptions Control mode page (1Ch). Subject to the reporting method, the firmware will issue to the host an 01-5Dxx sense code. The error code is preserved through bus resets and power cycles.

Determining rate

S.M.A.R.T. monitors the rate at which errors occur and signals a predictive failure if the rate of degraded errors increases to an unacceptable level. To determine rate, error events are logged and compared to the number of total operations for a given attribute. The interval defines the number of operations over which to measure the rate. The counter that keeps track of the current number of operations is referred to as the Interval Counter.

S.M.A.R.T. measures error rates. All errors for each monitored attribute are recorded. A counter keeps track of the number of errors for the current interval. This counter is referred to as the Failure Counter.

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Contents ST31000640SS ST3750630SS ST3500620SS Barracuda ES.2 SASPage Contents Installation Defect and error managementSeagate Technology support services Interface requirementsScope Barracuda ES.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. E Standards Standards, compliance and reference documentsElectromagnetic compatibility Electromagnetic susceptibilityCompliance Reference documents Barracuda ES.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. E Barracuda ES.2 drive illustration General descriptionMedia description Standard featuresPerformance ReliabilityFactory-installed options Formatted capacitiesProgrammable drive capacity Barracuda ES.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. E Internal drive characteristics Performance characteristicsAccess time Seek performanceFormat command execution time minutes General performance characteristicsStart/stop time Prefetch/multi-segmented cache control Cache operationCaching write data Prefetch operation Error rates Reliability specificationsRecoverable Errors Unrecoverable ErrorsSeek errors Reliability and serviceInterface errors Preventive maintenanceControlling S.M.A.R.T 4 S.M.A.R.TPerformance impact Reporting controlTemperature Log Page 0Dh Predictive failuresThermal monitor DST failure definition State of the drive prior to testingImplementation Invoking DSTShort test Function Code 001b Product warrantyExtended test Function Code 010b Log page entriesProduct repair and return information ShippingBarracuda ES.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. E AC power requirements Physical/electrical specificationsDC power requirements ST31000640SS DC power requirementsST3500620SS DC power requirements ST3750630SS DC power requirementsPower sequencing General DC power requirement notesConducted noise immunity Current profilesTypical ST31000640SS drive +5V and +12V current profiles Typical ST3500620SS drive +5V and +12V current profiles Power dissipationBarracuda ES.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. E Environmental limits Temperature a. OperatingEffective altitude sea level a. Operating Relative humidityShock and vibration ShockPackage size Packaged/product weight Drop height Vibration a. Operating-normal Air cleanlinessAcoustics Corrosive environmentX表示该部件（于同类物品程度上）所含的危险和有毒物质超出中国RoHS MCV标准所定义的门槛值。 Physical dimensions Mechanical specificationsDefect and error management Drive internal defects/errorsDrive error recovery procedures 108.29 SAS system errors Background Media ScanMedia Pre-Scan Idle Read After Write Deferred Auto-ReallocationDrive orientation InstallationAir flow CoolingGrounding Drive mountingBarracuda ES.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. E Interface requirements SAS featuresDual port support Commands supported by Barracuda ES.2 SAS family drives Scsi commands supportedCommands supported by Barracuda ES.2 SAS family drives Commands supported by Barracuda ES.2 SAS family drives Commands supported by Barracuda ES.2 SAS family drives Inquiry data Mode Sense dataPage Mode Pages 2.1 ST31000640SS Mode Sense data2.2 ST3750630SS Mode Sense data 2.3 ST3500620SS Mode Sense data Miscellaneous operating features and conditions Miscellaneous featuresMiscellaneous status SAS physical interface Datum B Connector requirements Physical characteristicsElectrical description Pin descriptionsSAS pin descriptions Power Signal characteristicsSAS transmitters and receivers Ready LED OutDifferential signals LED drive signalGeneral interface characteristics Eye masks Eye masks overviewJitter tolerance masks Receive eye maskSinusoidal Peak-toJitter Frequency in kHzTransmitter signal characteristics Maximum allowable jitter Receiver signal characteristicsReceiver jitter tolerance Impedance specificationsCompliant jitter test pattern Cjtpat Impedance requirements Sheet 1Transmitter characteristics Impedance requirements Sheet 2Electrical TxRx connections = -5, 437dB Shows the zero-length test load Receiver characteristics Barracuda ES.2 SAS Product Manual, Rev. E Internet Seagate Technology support servicesPresales Support Technical SupportWarranty Service Data Recovery Services Authorized Service CentersData Recovery Services Call Center Toll-free Direct dial Index Page SAS See also cooling Page Seagate Technology LLC

ST31000640SS, ST3500620SS, ST3750630SS specifications

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