What is AdaptecRAID?
Adaptec RAID is a storage solution designed to provide fast and efficient data protection through a combination of hardware RAID controllers, software RAID management, and advanced data protection features. Adaptec RAID offers a variety of solutions including basic RAID levels such as 0, 1, and 10, as well as more sophisticated RAID levels such as 5, 6, and 50. It also includes features such as hot spare, global hot spare, and automatic data recovery.
Monitoring AdaptecRAID with Netdata
The prerequisites for monitoring AdaptecRAID with Netdata are to have AdaptecRAID and Netdata installed on your system.
Netdata auto discovers hundreds of services, and for those it doesn’t turning on manual discovery is a one line configuration. For more information on configuring Netdata for AdaptecRAID monitoring please read the collector documentation.
You should now see the AdaptecRAID section on the Overview tab in Netdata Cloud already populated with charts about all the metrics you care about.
Netdata has a public demo space (no login required) where you can explore different monitoring use-cases and get a feel for Netdata.
What AdaptecRAID metrics are important to monitor - and why?
Logical Device Status
The Logical Device Status provides information about the overall health of the RAID array and related devices. It is important to monitor this metric as it can give insight into any potential problems with the RAID system. A value of 0 indicates that the health is good, any other value should be investigated.
This metric has a built-in alert. See below to learn more..
template: adaptec_raid_ld_status
on: adaptec_raid.ld_status
class: Errors
type: System
component: RAID
lookup: max -10s foreach *
units: bool
every: 10s
crit: $this > 0
delay: down 5m multiplier 1.5 max 1h
info: logical device status is failed or degraded
to: sysadmin
Physical Device State
The Physical Device State provides information about the individual devices that are connected to the RAID array. It is important to monitor this metric as it can give insight into any potential problems with the individual devices. A value of 0 indicates that the health is good, any other value should be investigated.
This metric has a built-in alert. See below to learn more.
template: adaptec_raid_pd_state
on: adaptec_raid.pd_state
class: Errors
type: System
component: RAID
lookup: max -10s foreach *
units: bool
every: 10s
crit: $this > 0
delay: down 5m multiplier 1.5 max 1h
info: physical device state is not online
to: sysadmin
Physical Device S.M.A.R.T warnings
The Physical Device S.M.A.R.T warnings provides information about any potential problems with the physical devices connected to the RAID array.
Physical Device Temperature
The Physical Device Temperature metric is an important metric of Adaptec RAID controllers and systems. This metric provides information about the temperature of the physical devices connected to the RAID array. It is important to monitor this metric as it can give insight into any potential overheating or other temperature-related issues.
The normal temperature range is ypically between 30 and 50 degrees Celsius. Values between 30 and 40 degrees Celsius indicate that the device is operating within its expected temperature range, while values between 40 and 50 degrees Celsius indicate that the device is operating slightly above its expected temperature range. Values above 50 degrees Celsius indicate that the device is operating significantly above its expected temperature range and may need to be cooled down. Monitoring this metric can help to identify and resolve any potential issues with individual devices before they become serious problems.