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Where can I find the output of smartctl-a?
The smartctl man page on my boxes provides a link to one of its authors’ article in Linux Journal; in particular, listing 3 explains the output of smartctl -a. Even though it’s over 10 years old, having read it I find it’s still relevant and provides an authoritative explanation.
Why do I need smartctl on my Linux server?
Smartctl is useful on physical Linux servers where smart disks can be checked for errors & bad sectors and extract info regarding the disks that are used behind the Hardware RAID. In this post we will discuss some practical examples of smartctl command, Use below steps to install smartctl , if it is not installed on your linux box.
How to test hard drive health with smartctl?
Drive command “Execute SMART Short self-test routine immediately in off-line mode” successful. Testing has begun. Please wait 1 minutes for test to complete. Test will complete after Sun Nov 16 12:51:45 2014 Use smartctl -X to abort test.
When to use smartctl-X to abort test?
Test will complete after Sun Nov 16 12:51:45 2014 Use smartctl -X to abort test. Note : Short test will take maximum 2 minutes whereas in long test there is no time restriction because it read & verify every segment of the entire disk.
What does raw pending sector mean in smartctl?
The RAW_VALUE of the Current_Pending_Sector value indicates how many of the hard disks sectors can no longer be read and are waiting for re-mapping. You will find detailed information about the other error codes in the ATA S.M.A.R.T. Attributes section of the Wikipedia article about SMART.
What are the offline capabilities of smartctl-Thomas-Krenn?
Offline data collection capabilities: (0x7b) SMART execute Offline immediate. Auto Offline data collection on/off support. Suspend Offline collection upon new command. Offline surface scan supported.
What are the error logging capabilities of smartctl?
Error logging capability: (0x01) Error logging supported. General Purpose Logging supported. Short self-test routine recommended polling time: ( 1) minutes. Extended self-test routine recommended polling time: ( 255) minutes. Conveyance self-test routine recommended polling time: ( 2) minutes. SCT capabilities: (0x3085) SCT Status supported.