#Check hard disk health linux command install
#Check hard disk health linux command Offline

Without any attributes, it scans all buses for any attached devices. AIX learns about hardware changes when the root user executes the cfgmgr command. With the passing time, some devices are added, and some are removed from a system. It 'wraps' after 49.710 days.Ĭommands leading to the command that caused the error were:ĬR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_NameĢ5 da 08 e7 e5 a5 4c 00 00:30:44.515 READ DMA EXTĢ5 da 08 df e5 a5 4c 00 00:30:44.514 READ DMA EXTĢ5 da 80 5f e5 a5 4c 00 00:30:44.502 READ DMA EXTĢ5 da f0 5f e6 a5 4c 00 00:30:44.496 READ DMA EXTĢ5 da 10 4f e6 a5 4c 00 00:30:44.Topics: AIX, Storage, System Admin Working with disks Powered_Up_Time is measured from power on, and printed asĭDd+hh:mm:SS.sss where DD=days, hh=hours, mm=minutes, Example:9 Display Error logs of the disk :~# smartctl -l error /dev/sdb SCT capabilities: (0x103b) SCT Status supported. Recommended polling time: ( 102) minutes. SMART capabilities: (0x0003) Saves SMART data before enteringĮrror logging capability: (0x01) Error logging supported.

#Check hard disk health linux command Offline

Self-test execution status: ( 121) The previous self-test completed havingĬapabilities: (0x73) SMART execute Offline immediate.Īuto Offline data collection on/off support.

Offline data collection status: (0x00) Offline data collection activity # 2 Extended offline Completed: read failure 90% 492 210841222 Example:8 Calculate Estimate time to perform test :~# smartctl -c /dev/sdb

# 1 Short offline Completed: read failure 90% 492 210841222 Num Test_Description Status Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1 Example:7 To View Drive’s Self Test result :~# smartctl -l selftest /dev/sdb 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. OR :~# smartctl -test=short /dev/sdb > /var/log/short.text Test will complete after Sun Nov 16 12:51:45 2014 Please wait 1 minutes for test to complete. Sending command: 'Execute SMART Short self-test routine immediately in off-line mode'.ĭrive command 'Execute SMART Short self-test routine immediately in off-line mode' successful. Short Test :~# smartctl -test=short /dev/sdb OR We can redirect test output to a log file, as shown below :~# smartctl -test=long /dev/sdb > /var/log/long.text Test will complete after Sun Nov 16 14:29:43 2014 Please wait 102 minutes for test to complete. Sending command: 'Execute SMART Extended self-test routine immediately in off-line mode'.ĭrive command 'Execute SMART Extended self-test routine immediately in off-line mode' successful. Long Test :~# smartctl -test=long /dev/sdbĬopyright (C) 2002-13, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, = START OF OFFLINE IMMEDIATE AND SELF-TEST SECTION = ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUEġ90 Airflow_Temperature_Cel 0x0022 067 045 045 Old_age Always In_the_past 33 (Min/Max 25/33) Example:6 Test Hard drive using long & short option. Please note the following marginal Attributes: Warning: This result is based on an Attribute check. SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED :~# smartctl -a -d ata /dev/sdb // For SATA drive Example:5 Display Overall health of the Disk :~# smartctl -H /dev/sdbĬopyright (C) 2002-13, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, = START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION = Example:4 Display Detailed Smart info for the disk :~# smartctl -a /dev/sdb // For IDE drive Use option -s with argument 'on' to enable it. Example:3 Disable Smart Capability for the disk :~# smartctl -s off /dev/sdb Last Two lines in above output shows that SMART capability is enable for the device.Įxample:2 Enable Smart Capability for the disk :~# smartctl -s on /dev/sdbĬopyright (C) 2002-13, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, = START OF ENABLE/DISABLE COMMANDS SECTION =

SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. User Capacity: 320,072,933,376 bytes ĭevice is: In smartctl database ĪTA Version is: ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 4 Smartctl 6.2 r3841 (local build)Ĭopyright (C) 2002-13, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, = START OF INFORMATION SECTION =

#Check hard disk health linux command install

Installation of Smartcl in Ubuntu $ sudo apt-get install smartmontools Installation of Smartcl in Redhat / CentOS # yum install smartmontoolsįor Ubuntu $ sudo /etc/init.d/smartmontools startįor CentOS & RHEL # service smartd start chkconfig smartd on Example:1 Check Whether Smart Capability is enabled or not for the disk :~# smartctl -i /dev/sdb