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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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# 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

Latest revision as of 14:43, 10 March 2023

SMART Testing

smartctl

USB Hard Drives

  • Add -d sat

Seagate USB Hard Drives

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.
To fix this:

  1. Run lsusb to find the id of your HDD
    • It should start with 0bc2.
  2. Create file /etc/modprobe.d/ignore_uas.conf and add this following:
    • options usb-storage quirks=[ids]
    • E.g. options usb-storage quirks=0bc2:ab31:,0bc2:a0a4:
  3. Run sudo update-initramfs -u
  4. Reboot

Long Smart Tests

When running long smart tests, you will want to continuously poll the device so it does not go to sleep. 

DEVICE=/dev/sda
sudo smartctl -t long $DEVICE
sudo watch -d--cumulative -n 10 smartctl -l selftest $DEVICE

Remote monitoring

See Reference

  1. Install the following: 
    sudo apt install mailutils msmtp msmtp-mta smartmontools
  2. Edit /etc/smartd.conf
  3. Add some options

See smartd.conf reference

Example: 

/dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_easystore_264D_394B47573334314C-0:0 -s (S/../../6/01) -a -m [email protected] -M test -M daily
  • -a turns on some defaults for checking smart attributes
  • -M Test sends a test email when smartd starts
  • -M daily sends daily reminders for failures
  • -s (S/../../6/01) runs a short test every saturday at 1AM.

Tests

sudo smartctl -t <short|long|conveyance|select> <drive>
  • conveyance is good to test after any physical movement of the drive.

gsmartcontrol

gsmartcontrol is a GUI frontend for smartctl

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