3Ware 9550SX-4LP User Guide - Page 110

Chapter 6. 3ware Disk Manager (3DM 2) This check is also done every time the system is booted. Check SMART Thresholds. This test checks to see whether SMART thresholds have been exceeded. The SMART thresholds indicate when a drive is likely to fail, based on the number of errors that have been recorded through SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology). If any of the disk drives have detected a "threshold exceeded" condition, then an AEN is logged to the 3DM Alarms page. Moreover, if anything unusual is found during any self-test, it will be logged as an Alarm. Maintenance Page Figure 43. Maintenance Page The Maintenance page appears when you choose Management > Maintenance from the menu bar. The Maintenance page lets you perform maintenance tasks on existing units on the current controller (shown in the drop-down list on the menu bar), and lets you create new units by configuring available drives. 100 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide