Seagate ST1200MM0027 ユーザーズマニュアル

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Applications can measure off-line attributes and force the drive to save the data by using the Rezero Unit command. Forcing 
S.M.A.R.T. resets the timer so that the next scheduled interrupt is in one hour.
Applications can interrogate the drive through the host to determine the time remaining before the next scheduled 
measurement and data logging process occurs. To accomplish this, issue a Log Sense command to log page 0x3E. This 
allows applications to control when S.M.A.R.T. interruptions occur. Forcing S.M.A.R.T. with the RTZ command resets the 
timer.
Performance impact
S.M.A.R.T. attribute data is saved to the disk so that the events that caused a predictive failure can be recreated. The drive 
measures and saves parameters once every hour subject to an idle period on the drive interfaces. The process of measuring 
off-line attribute data and saving data to the disk is interruptable. The maximum on-line only processing delay is summarized 
below
Reporting control
Reporting is controlled by the MRIE bits in the Informational Exceptions Control mode page (1Ch). Subject to the reporting 
method. For example, if the MRIE is set to one, the firmware will issue to the host an 01-5D00 sense code. The FRU field 
contains the type of predictive failure that occurred. The error code is preserved through bus resets and power cycles. 
Determining rate
S.M.A.R.T. monitors the rate at which errors occur and signals a predictive failure if the rate of degraded errors increases to 
an unacceptable level. To determine rate, error events are logged and compared to the number of total operations for a given 
attribute. The interval defines the number of operations over which to measure the rate. The counter that keeps track of the 
current number of operations is referred to as the Interval Counter.
S.M.A.R.T. measures error rates. All errors for each monitored attribute are recorded. A counter keeps track of the number of 
errors for the current interval. This counter is referred to as the Failure Counter.
Error rate is the number of errors per operation. The algorithm that S.M.A.R.T. uses to record rates of error is to set 
thresholds for the number of errors and their interval. If the number of errors exceeds the threshold before the interval 
expires, the error rate is considered to be unacceptable. If the number of errors does not exceed the threshold before the 
interval expires, the error rate is considered to be acceptable. In either case, the interval and failure counters are reset and 
the process starts over.
Predictive failures
S.M.A.R.T. signals predictive failures when the drive is performing unacceptably for a period of time. The firmware keeps a 
running count of the number of times the error rate for each attribute is unacceptable. To accomplish this, a counter is 
incremented each time the error rate is unacceptable and decremented (not to exceed zero) whenever the error rate is 
acceptable. If the counter continually increments such that it reaches the predictive threshold, a predictive failure is signaled. 
This counter is referred to as the Failure History Counter. There is a separate Failure History Counter for each attribute.
Maximum processing delay
Fully-enabled delay 
DEXCPT = 0
S.M.A.R.T. delay times
75 ms