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iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem
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5.5.3 SES
SES represents S CSI E nclosure S ervices, one of the enclosure management standards.
“SES configuration” can enable or disable the management of SES.
Enable SES in LUN 0, and can be accessed from every host
The SES client software is available at the following web site:
SANtools:
http://www.santools.com/
5.5.4 Hard Drive S.M.A.R.T. Support
S.M.A.R.T. ( S elf- M onitoring A nalysis and R eporting T echnology) is a diagnostic tool
for hard drives to deliver warning of drive failures in advance. S.M.A.R.T. provides
users chances to take actions before possible drive failure.
S.M.A.R.T. measures many attributes of the hard drive all the time and inspects the
properties of hard drives which are close to be out of tolerance. The advanced notice of
possible hard drive failure can allow users to back up hard drive or replace the hard
drive. This is much better than hard drive crash when it is writing data or rebuilding a
failed hard drive.
“S.M.A.R.T.” can display S.M.A.R.T. information of hard drives. The number is the
current value; the number in parenthesis is the threshold value. The threshold values
of hard drive vendors are different; please refer to vendors’ specification for details.
S.M.A.R.T. only supports SATA drive. SAS drive does not have. It will show N/A in this
web page.