Description A summary of system drive tests performed by exacqVision using evSelfTest, RAID controllers, and S.M.A.R.T. data. Product Information On systems Built-by-Exacq (BBE), the exacqVision software runs the following tests: Using evSelfTest.exe: RAID card consistency check, once every week.On non-BBE systems:
Tag: SMART
False Positive drives offline status for disks labeled “sat” – invalid disk type errors
False Positive drives offline for disks labeled “sat” – invalid disk type errors Exacq Support has identified an issue with SMART attribute labels causing false positive drive offline errors on the hardware tab of ExacqVision Client. Some Disks may show error of “invalid disk type” Some systems may contain drives that get listed as… Continue reading False Positive drives offline status for disks labeled “sat” – invalid disk type errors
2021-02 – Hard Drive Issues Training
Hard Drive Issues Troubleshooting
Supporting HDD SMART Data on Third-party Hardware
When installing ExacqVision Server software, including its System Management plugin on third-party hardware, you should aim to use a RAID controller used in Exacq manufactured systems, which include: If a different controller (or no drive controller) is used, the behavior of the system will vary. SMART data from a drive controller is handled by Smartmontools.… Continue reading Supporting HDD SMART Data on Third-party Hardware