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SANtools® S.M.A.R.T. Disk Monitor (SMARTMon-UX)164
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D:\smartmonux\>type *.log
logfile4-4.0.log
"Smartmon-ux event @ Fri Oct 25 23:46:32 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=37"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Fri Oct 25 23:47:36 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=38"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Fri Oct 25 23:48:36 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=38"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Fri Oct 25 23:49:26 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=38"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Fri Oct 25 23:50:28 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=38"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Fri Oct 25 23:51:29 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=39"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Fri Oct 25 23:52:30 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=39"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Fri Oct 25 23:53:31 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=39"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Fri Oct 25 23:54:32 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=39"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Fri Oct 25 23:55:33 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=39"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Fri Oct 25 23:56:34 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=39"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Fri Oct 25 23:57:35 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=40"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Fri Oct 25 23:58:36 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=40"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Fri Oct 25 23:59:37 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=40"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Sat Oct 26 00:00:38 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=40"
logfile4-3.0.log
"Smartmon-ux event @ Fri Oct 25 23:49:25 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=28"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Fri Oct 25 23:50:28 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=28"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Fri Oct 25 23:51:28 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=29"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Fri Oct 25 23:52:30 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=29"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Fri Oct 25 23:53:31 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=29"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Fri Oct 25 23:54:32 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=29"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Fri Oct 25 23:55:33 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=29"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Fri Oct 25 23:56:34 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=29"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Fri Oct 25 23:57:34 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=29"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Fri Oct 25 23:58:36 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=30"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Fri Oct 25 23:59:37 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=30"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Sat Oct 26 00:00:37 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=30"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Sat Oct 26 00:01:38 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=30"
"Smartmon-ux event @ Sat Oct 26 00:02:40 2002: "Current temperature +/- 3 degrees C"=30"
Note how much hotter the Seagate drives run. If you wanted to set a thermal alert, you might want to set something
like 35 degrees for the Hitachi and 45 degrees for the Seagate. You should be very concerned if the Hitachi got that
hot, as it normally runs around 30 degrees C.
5. How would I configure a script to let me know if the tape heads needed cleaning or media is nearing end of
life?
Luckily most tape drives and libraries support this configurable parameter. If you do not know if your tape supports
this, enter smartmon-ux -X+ <tape device name>. You can see sample output by clicking here . If the output
contains "Passed" for either of the two fields below, you are in luck. Your tape has the ability to talk to our software
through the ANSI-standard TapeAlert specification.
Nearing Media Life : Passed
Clean Now : Unsupported
In addition, there are typically vendor-specific fields to report this information. First, try to just run the automated
procedure described in this section. Select your tape device, press "A" to add entries and look for a prompt indicating
time to change the media. If you get one, you would probably want to log an email alert. No need for a user-defined
script. If you have multiple tape drives, create a script such as DailyTapeHeadScript.cfg, set a polling interval of 24
hours, and configure your startup scripts to launch the job at system boot time.
If there is no known procedure to SMARTMon-UX, please read the next question.
6. I want to report a something that is not known to SMARTMon-UX. How do I do this?
First, contact us if this happens. We have over 1000 entries in our database and it only takes minutes to add more.
We are constantly adding new ones and will be happy to provide you an update if we have one.
If we do not have an update, you should contact the manufacturer of the peripheral and ask whether or not there is a
log page parameter or page that can be used to obtain this information. (Sadly, first-line technical support will be
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