Contents
1 Intel 320 Series SSD User's Information for Dell PowerEdge Products
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About This Document
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Compatible Hardware
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12th Generation PowerEdge Servers
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11th Generation PowerEdge Servers
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SSD Hard Drive Indicator Patterns
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Drive Activity Indicator
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Drive Status Indicator
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Controller BIOS Configuration Utility Behavior
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OMSA Drive Information Page
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SMART Predictive Failure Notification Support
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SMART Wear Out Indicator Not Supported
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OMSA Warnings
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System Alerts Page
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Storage Pages
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Wear Usage Monitoring
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The Smartmon Tool
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Obtaining the Smartmon Tool
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SMART Attributes
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Smartmon Tool and smartctl Resources
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Monitoring Drive Wear Example Using the Smartmon Tool — Linux RAID Environments
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Monitoring Drive Wear Example Using the Smartmon Tool — Non-RAID Environments
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Using the Smartmon Tool to Estimate Wear Usage — Windows RAID Environments ONLY
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Calculating Estimated Drive Wear
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Adjusting SSD Usable Capacity to Improve Drive Performance
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Intel 320 SSD ATA Instant Secure Erase Functionality
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2 Getting Help
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Contacting Dell
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