Smartmontools added support for SATA drives behind Areca SATA/SAS controllers
04 June 2012 Source: http://www.areca.com.tw
Taipei, Taiwan, June 1, 2012 - Areca Technology Corporation (ARECA), today announced that smartmontools added support for SATA drives behind Areca SATA/SAS controllers on Linux, FreeBSD and Windows, allowing customer using the Areca's entire family PCI-X and PCI-Express series of high performance SAS/SATA RAID controllers and need of a way to control and monitor storage systems.Â
The smartmontools package contains two utility programs (smartctl and smartd) to control and monitor storage systems using the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology System (SMART) built into most modern SATA harddisks. In many cases, these utilities will provide advanced warning of disk degradation and failure. Smartmontools can also be run from one of many different bootable CDs or floppies.
If smartmontools is not already installed on your system, then to get it, go to the download section. You will also find installation instructions for Linux and distributions. If you are looking for smartmontools user guides and tutorials, go to the documentation page. Scan section Frequently asked Questions, if you have specific problems or questions. Further support is available via the help page.