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===USB Hard Drives=== | ===USB Hard Drives=== | ||
* 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. | |||
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]. | |||
To fix this: | |||
# Run <code>lsusb</code> to find the id of your HDD | |||
#* It should start with <code>0bc2</code>. | |||
# 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> | |||
# Run <code>sudo update-initramfs -u</code> | |||
# 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=== | |||
See [https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-configure-smartd-and-be-notified-of-hard-disk-problems-via-email#h3-using-msmtp-for-external-email-notifications Reference] | |||
# Install the following: | |||
#:<pre> | |||
#::sudo apt install mailutils msmtp msmtp-mta smartmontools</pre> | |||
# Edit <code>/etc/smartd.conf</code> | |||
# Add some options | |||
See [https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=smartd.conf&manpath=ports&sektion=5 smartd.conf reference] | |||
Example: | |||
<pre> | |||
/dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_easystore_264D_394B47573334314C-0:0 -s (S/../../6/01) -a -m email@gmail.com -M test -M daily | |||
</pre> | |||
* <code>-a</code> turns on some defaults for checking smart attributes | |||
* <code>-M Test</code> sends a test email when smartd starts | |||
* <code>-M daily</code> sends daily reminders for failures | |||
* <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 | ||