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o "Alert Only" – it will trigger alert when there happens a SMART failed drive.
Smart Polling Interval
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Besides the scheduled volume check, user can define the Smart Pulling Interval to pull the SMART
status of each disk. The default is "on demand". User can schedule every certain period of time
interval to pull the SMART status of each disk.
When SMART pulling is executed, disk activity will be temporally halted until the SMART parameter
reading is finished. That is why it is not recommended to set the Interval too frequent. What to use
is up to the users to decide based on their applications and experiment results.
6.8.2. Advanced Configuration
To set the RAID system function, move the cursor to the main menu and click on the "Advanced
Configuration" link. The "Advanced Configuration" menu will show all items, select the desired function.
TLER Setting
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TLER (time-limited error recovery) functions provide support for WD Caviar RE (RAID) series
disks. This is a new option from WD to support RAID features that were traditionally missing
from standard desktop drives. TLER is a method of signaling the system RAID controller in the
event that an error recovery process is taking longer than time-out specifications allow. This
prevents the RAID controller from dropping the drive from the array during this period. Default
value is manufacture setting. You can select between 5, 6 and 7 second. This feature is to setup
the HDD internal timeout value.
Timeout Setting
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Disk time-out is a registry setting that defines the time that RAID controller will wait for a hard
disk to respond to a command. You can modify the retry value by entering a new value in the
edit box beside this button and then selecting the button. Normally you should not need to
modify this value. Default value is 8 seconds: You can select between 3~8 second.
Number of Retries
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This setting determines the number of access that will be attempted before the current
command from the RAID controller to the disk drive is aborted. You can modify the retry value
by entering a new value in the edit box beside this button and then selecting the button.
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