How to Implement SMART Embedded for SATA PCIe NVMe SSD

How to Implement SMART Embedded for SATA & PCIe NVMe SSD?

This application note provides instructions to use SP SMART Embedded utility program to integrate with 
customer's program to get SMART information for SP Industrial SATA & PCIe NVMe SSD. 

Support Environment

• OS : Windows 10 and Linux
• SP SMART Embedded utility program : smartctl 7.2
• Host : Intel x86 Platform

Support List for SP Industrial SSD

• SATA SSD & Cfast (MLC) : SSD700/500/300, MSA500/300, MDC500/300, CFX510/310
• SATA SSD & CFast (3D TLC) : SSD550/350/3K0, MSA550/350/3K0, MDC550/350, MDB550/350, MDA550/350/3K0 series, CFX550/350
• PCIe NVMe : MEC350, MEC3F0, MEC3K0 series

SMART Attribute

• SATA SSD & Cfast (MLC)
  

• SATA SSD & Cfast (3D TLC)
  

• PCIe NVMe SSD (NVMe 1.3)

Installation

• Please download the latest version of SMART Embedded utility program. (Download link by request)
• Unzip (In this case, unzip to E:\smartmontools-7.2.win32 folder)
• Run Command Prompt
• Run as Administrator
• C:\WINDOWS\system32> E:\smartmontools-7.2.win32\bin\smartctl.exe -h
• To get a usage summary

Command line tool to get SMART information (sdb : disk on PhysicalDrive 1)

• C:\WINDOWS\system32> E:\smartmontools-7.2.win32\bin\smartct.exe -a /dev/sdb
• Check the attached file SMART.TXT : https://www.silicon-power.com/support/lang/utf8/smart.txt

Output SMART information into JSON format. (sdb : disk on PhysicalDrive 1)

• C:\WINDOWS\system32> E:\smartmontools-7.2.win32\bin\smartctl.exe -a -j /dev/sdb
• Check the attached file JSON.TXT : https://www.silicon-power.com/support/lang/utf8/json.txt

Used Case 1: Remote monitoring SMART Dashboard via IBM Node-Red

• Install IBM Node Red, Node Red is a flow-based programming tool developed by IBM. We use Node Red to integrate SP
• SMART Embedded utility program to develop a remote monitoring tool " SP SMART Dashboard".
• Develop Script for Node Red and using " smartctl.exe"
• Script file as the attached SMARTDASHBOARD.TXT : https://www.silicon-power.com/support/lang/utf8/SMARTDASHBOARD.txt
• Open Browser, input "ip:1880/ui"
  
• ip is the IP address of machine which is running Node Red script. Defaul ip of local machine is 127.0.0.1

Figure 1  SMART Dashboard

*Used case 2: Integration with Google Cloud Platform to manage SMART information of connected devices in the field

SP Industrial leverages Google Cloud Platform and SP SMART Embedded to develop a SMART IoT 
Sphere service platform. SP SMART IoT Sphere is a cloud-based service with alarm and maintenance notifications that monitors and analyzes the health and status of SP Industrial SSDs and Flash cards inside connected devices running Windows OS or Linux Ubuntu embedded OS.

Figure 2  Architecture of SMART IoT Sphere

Figure 3  Multiple Devices management

Figure 4  SP SMART Embedded supports both Windows 10 and Linux OS

Figure 5  Realtime SMART Information display 

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