Compaq External RAID Controller & Subsystem Infortrend - Configuration Procedure; Enabling the S.M.A.R.T. Feature; Examining Whether Your Drives Support S.M.A.R.T; Detect, Perpetual Clone

Infortrend
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Configuration Procedure
Enabling the S.M.A.R.T. Feature
Follow the procedure below to enable S.M.A.R.T. on all drives.
1. First, enable the “Periodic Drive Check Time” function. In
\View and Edit Configuration Parameters\Drive-side SCSI
Parameters\Periodic Drive Check Time, choose a time interval.
2. In \View and Edit Configuration Parameters\Drive-side SCSI
Parameters\Drive Predictable Failure Mode <SMART>, choose one
from “Detect Only,” “Detect, Perpetual Clone” and “Detect,
Clone+Replace.”
Examining Whether Your Drives Support S.M.A.R.T.
To see if your drive supports S.M.A.R.T., follow the steps below:
3. Enable “S.M.A.R.T.” for your drives in the RAID system.
4. In “View and Edit SCSI Drives,” choose one drive to test to.
Press [ENTER] on the drive, a sub-menu will appear.
5. Note that a new item “Predictable Failure Test” appears in the
sub-menu. If the SMART” feature is not properly enabled, this item
will not appear in the sub-menu.