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* Add <code>-d sat</code> | * Add <code>-d sat</code> | ||
====Seagate USB Hard Drives==== | |||
For Seagate USB hard drives, it will run in uas mode and smart won't work. | For Seagate USB hard drives, it will run in uas mode and smart won't work. | ||
See [https://askubuntu.com/questions/637450/cannot-perform-smart-data-and-self-test-on-external-hard-drive https://askubuntu.com/questions/637450/cannot-perform-smart-data-and-self-test-on-external-hard-drive]. | See [https://askubuntu.com/questions/637450/cannot-perform-smart-data-and-self-test-on-external-hard-drive https://askubuntu.com/questions/637450/cannot-perform-smart-data-and-self-test-on-external-hard-drive]. | ||
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#* It should start with <code>0bc2</code>. | #* It should start with <code>0bc2</code>. | ||
# Create file <code>/etc/modprobe.d/ignore_uas.conf</code> and add this following: | # Create file <code>/etc/modprobe.d/ignore_uas.conf</code> and add this following: | ||
#* < | #* <code>options usb-storage quirks=[ids]</code> | ||
#* E.g. <code>options usb-storage quirks=0bc2:ab31:,0bc2:a0a4:</code> | #* E.g. <code>options usb-storage quirks=0bc2:ab31:,0bc2:a0a4:</code> | ||
# Run <code>sudo update-initramfs -u</code> | # Run <code>sudo update-initramfs -u</code> | ||
# Reboot | # Reboot | ||
====Long Smart Tests==== | |||
When running long smart tests, you will want to continuously poll the device so it does not go to sleep. | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | |||
DEVICE=/dev/sda | |||
sudo smartctl -t long $DEVICE | |||
sudo watch -d--cumulative -n 10 smartctl -l selftest $DEVICE | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
===Remote monitoring=== | ===Remote monitoring=== | ||
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* <code>-M daily</code> sends daily reminders for failures | * <code>-M daily</code> sends daily reminders for failures | ||
* <code>-s (S/../../6/01)</code> runs a short test every saturday at 1AM. | * <code>-s (S/../../6/01)</code> runs a short test every saturday at 1AM. | ||
===Tests=== | |||
<pre> | |||
sudo smartctl -t <short|long|conveyance|select> <drive> | |||
</pre> | |||
* <code>conveyance</code> is good to test after any physical movement of the drive. | |||
==gsmartcontrol== | ==gsmartcontrol== | ||
gsmartcontrol is a GUI frontend for smartctl | gsmartcontrol is a GUI frontend for smartctl | ||