User Manual
BC4000 Series RAID Controllers
02/13/06
B ro ad c om C o r p or at i on
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BC4000-UM100-R
Working with Options
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R
EADING
SMART I
NFORMATION
FROM
D
ISKS
The RAIDCore BC4000 Series
supports the output of Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology
(SMART) data from disks that support it. The SMART diagnostics suite monitors internal drive operations and
provides early warning of potential problems.
Automatic SMARTpolling is disabled by default and must be manually enabled, as described by the procedure
in this section.
To read SMART information from disks:
1.
From the
Disk
menu, select
SMART Data
.
The
SMART Information
window opens.
2.
Select a disk under
Devices
to view the SMART options for that disk.
Note:
SMART polling may cause a slight “hiccup” in data transfers when audio or video streaming
is performed. For maximum data quality in streaming applications, some users may want to disable
SMART monitoring for the appropriate disks.
