Configure a RAID Status Check

Step-by-step guide to configuring a RAID status check in octoja.

Written By Erdinc Akay

Last updated 26 days ago

Configure a RAID Status Check

Add Check dialog for RAID Status, showing the Configuration and Alert tabs, a Display Name field, and four enabled toggles — Check Linux software RAID, Check Windows Storage Spaces, Check Windows hardware/firmware RAID, and Check Linux ZFS pools — with the Add Check button highlighted.

A RAID status check monitors RAID arrays for degraded or failed status. A degraded RAID array means you have lost redundancy — one more disk failure could mean data loss.

Prerequisites

  • You need the Monitoring Check Management permission.
  • The target device must have a connected agent running Windows (Storage Spaces or hardware/firmware RAID) or Linux (mdadm or ZFS).

Steps

  1. Go to Devices and open the device.
  2. Click the Checks tab → Add Check → RAID Status.
  3. The check automatically detects available RAID arrays. Configure which array types to monitor:
FieldDefaultDescription
Check Linux software RAIDYesMonitor Linux mdadm arrays via /proc/mdstat
Check Windows Storage SpacesYesMonitor Windows Storage Spaces via PowerShell
Check Windows hardware/firmware RAIDYesDetect controller and Intel RST/VROC RAID volumes (Bus type RAID) via Get-PhysicalDisk
Check Linux ZFS poolsYesMonitor ZFS pool health via zpool status (skipped when ZFS is not installed)
  1. Click Add Check.

Tips

  • A degraded array is always urgent — the default check interval is 60 seconds, which catches failures quickly. Only increase it if the check creates measurable load on the device.
  • This check covers Linux software RAID (mdadm) and ZFS pools, plus Windows Storage Spaces and Windows hardware/firmware RAID (Intel RST/VROC and controller volumes detected via Get-PhysicalDisk). If you want per-disk detail underneath a hardware controller, add the SMART check as well — it reports individual disk health.
  • On Linux, the check reads /proc/mdstat for mdadm arrays (present when md arrays are active) and runs zpool status for ZFS pools (skipped when ZFS is not installed) — no extra software is required. On Windows, it uses Storage Spaces management cmdlets and Get-PhysicalDisk.

After the first check interval, the result appears in the device's Checks tab.

See also: RAID Status Check Reference