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Apparently, it's not to be trusted; see [http://www.usenix.org/events/fast07/tech/full_papers/pinheiro/pinheiro.pdf|Failure Trends in a Large Disk Drive Population] (Pinheiro, Weber and Barroso 2007). | Apparently, it's not to be trusted; see [http://www.usenix.org/events/fast07/tech/full_papers/pinheiro/pinheiro.pdf|Failure Trends in a Large Disk Drive Population] (Pinheiro, Weber and Barroso 2007). | ||
===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. | |||
==Hardware RAID Controllers== | ==Hardware RAID Controllers== | ||
*Dell PERC -- See [[Linux on Dells]]. Example: | *Dell PERC -- See [[Linux on Dells]]. Example: | ||
Revision as of 05:36, 31 December 2009
For help using SMART on SATA drives, see that page.
Apparently, it's not to be trusted; see Trends in a Large Disk Drive Population (Pinheiro, Weber and Barroso 2007).
Are my disks failing?
The one-line executive summary is available for supported disks via the -Hc option. grep for "^SMART overall" and verify PASSED as opposed to FAILING. If you're already FAILED, the command will generally fail in and of itself.
Hardware RAID Controllers
- Dell PERC -- See Linux on Dells. Example:
[wopr](0) $ lsscsi -l [0:0:32:0] enclosu DP BACKPLANE 1.06 - state=running queue_depth=128 scsi_level=6 type=13 device_blocked=0 timeout=0 [0:2:0:0] disk DELL PERC 6/i 1.11 /dev/sda state=running queue_depth=128 scsi_level=6 type=0 device_blocked=0 timeout=90 [wopr](0) $
