5.2.4S.M.A.R.T.
S.M.A.R.T. is an acronym for
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
You can measure
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
Maximum processing delay |
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| DEXCPT = 0, PERF = 1 | DEXCPT = 0, PERF = 0 |
S.M.A.R.T. delay times | 42 milliseconds | 163 milliseconds |
Cheetah 15K.6 SAS Product Manual, Rev. B | 17 |