NEC Express5800 series User Manual page 26

22 Using the NEC ESMPRO Agent
From the HD Pre-failure tab you can change the mode of the hard disk pre-failure prediction
function.
Object List ⎯ Select the type of object. If you want to select the hard disk connected
SCSI and/or IDE controller, select "Hard Disk."
Enable Pre-failure Prediction ⎯ Select mode of the hard disk pre-failure prediction. In
case you want to monitor the hard disk pre-failure prediction, turn on the check box. Turn
off the check box if you do not want to monitor the hard disk pre-failure prediction.
NOTE:
system availability.
– Hard disk pre-failure prediction
NEC ESMPRO supports "Hard disk pre-failure prediction" using Self-Monitoring,
Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART). SMART is a function that allows a
hard disk to monitor several items by itself. A hard disk gives alarm to NEC ESMPRO,
when the hard disk itself predicts a potential serious problem.
The hard disk pre-failure prediction is necessary to guarantee