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==SMART== | ==SMART== | ||
===Are my disks failing?=== | |||
The one-line executive summary is available for supported disks via the <tt>-Hc</tt> option. <tt>grep</tt> for <tt>"^SMART overall"</tt> and verify <tt>PASSED</tt> as opposed to <tt>FAILING</tt>. If you're already <tt>FAILED</tt>, the command will generally fail in and of itself. | |||
===Details, for those interested=== | |||
Generally, '-d ata' is a sufficient descriptor of a device for <tt>smartd</tt> to handle it. Determine [[SMART]] capability with <tt>smartctl -i</tt>: | Generally, '-d ata' is a sufficient descriptor of a device for <tt>smartd</tt> to handle it. Determine [[SMART]] capability with <tt>smartctl -i</tt>: | ||
<pre>[recombinator](0) $ sudo smartctl -i /dev/sdc | <pre>[recombinator](0) $ sudo smartctl -i /dev/sdc | ||
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Checksum: correct | Checksum: correct | ||
[recombinator](0) $ </pre> | [recombinator](0) $ </pre> | ||
==See Also== | |||
* "[http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6983 Monitoring Hard Disks with SMART]", Linux Journal 2004-01-01 | |||