Questions tagged [smartctl]
smartctl is a command line utility designed to perform SMART tasks such as printing the SMART self-test and error logs, enabling and disabling SMART automatic testing, and initiating device self-tests.
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Extremely slow read speed on hard disk
I have a 4TB hard disk on a NAS which I only use to store media files and play them from there using my local network. Its about 50% filled. It worked fine for for years but I recently noticed that ...
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smartctl offline test interrupts immediately
When I start offline test like this:
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo smartctl -t offline /dev/sda
smartctl 7.2 2020-12-30 r5155 [aarch64-linux-5.15.32-v8+] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-20, Bruce Allen, ...
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Why SSD serial number is different on Windows and Linux?
On Windows, I use
wmic diskdrive get Name, Manufacturer, Model, InterfaceType, MediaType, SerialNumber
and get 044A_5000_B130_099F. as the SerialNumber.
However, on Linux, I use
sudo smartctl -i /dev/...
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Are those S.M.A.R.T. errors indicate some serious HDD health issues and should I suspect that those S.M.A.R.T. data are tampered?
I've just bought some used hard drive. Using smartctl tool, I found that the Device Error Count value is 16566. Displayed number of reallocated sectors is zero, but should I worry that someone ...
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Secure erase verification methods for different storage media?
Do secure erase technologies available on different types of media set a status or verification flag?
Is there a industry standard to verify when a drive has gone through the process?
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I need a Network design to manage smart home devices across two networks
I have a planned design but I need opinions and comments.I am not a professional.
My family has two apartments (Apt A, Apt B), each with its own ISP modem (300 Mbps) and WI-FI 6 tri-band router. Each ...
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Why MDADM removes disk with no errors from array and marks it as failed
I have a Raid6 that keeps automatically marking a disk (/dev/sdi) as Failed and removing it from the array even though the long test does not show any errors:
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sudo smartctl -l selftest /...
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Are SMART self-tests encapsulated to the HDD firmware?
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I recently had a new WD Red Pro connected via USB external dock fail a running SMART long test with Completed: read failure (lacking a LBA at the point of failure). The drive successfully ...
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Does this indicate two of my drives have bad sectors?
Looking at smartctl output on 4 drives. Does this indicate a fatal error? Should I just replace the drives?
sdd1:
SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
Num Test_Description Status ...
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"predictable" device names in smartd.conf on various linux-like systems
To configure S.M.A.R.T. monitoring, there is a configuration file at /etc/smartd.conf. That control file and several web pages I've seen, indicate that the configuration file should be customized by ...
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