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CHAPTER 8 SIMULATING THE HARDWARE STATUS
8.1 Hardware Status Simulation
8.1.1 Overview
This function simulates the hardware status of this equipment. By simulating the hardware
status, you can test a user application and check the notification interface of the RAS
software without actual hardware failure.
When the hardware status is simulated, the RAS software is set to a special mode called
"simulation mode". In "simulation mode", monitoring of the actual hardware status is
disabled. You must never use this equipment in simulation mode for business use.
This function simulates the following hardware conditions.
• Fan condition
• Temperature condition inside the chassis
• Drive condition (including drive failure prediction (SMART monitoring) condition and
whether the used hours exceeded the threshold)
• RAID status (D Model only)
The monitoring function of the RAS software detects change in the simulated hardware
status and notifies the change through various interfaces.
For information about the interfaces used for notification, see the following sections in this
manual.
• Fan condition: "2.1 Fan Monitoring"
• Temperature condition inside the chassis: "2.2 Monitoring Temperature inside the
• Drive condition: "2.3 Drive Failure Prediction Function (SMART Monitoring)" and "2.4
• RAID status: "2.6 RAID Monitoring"
Figure 8-1 Simulation Tool Window
Drive Usage Monitoring"
8. SIMULATING THE HARDWARE STATUS
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