S.M.A.R.T.: Difference between revisions
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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 | ||