SMARTd Commands for SATA Drives
Posted in Linux on February 26th, 2010 by RyanShow all SMART information
smartctl -d ata -a /dev/sda1
- -a = Show all SMART information for device.
- -d = Specify the device type to one of: ata, scsi, marvell, 3ware (ata is selected above).
- /dev/sda1 = The drive.
Run a self-test
smartctl -d ata -t offline /dev/sda1
smartctl -d ata -t long /dev/sda1
Output self-test and other log results
- smartctl -d ata -l selftest /dev/sda1
- smartctl -d ata -l error /dev/sda1
- smartctl -d ata -l selective /dev/sda1
- smartctl -d ata -l directory /dev/sda1
Output all options
smartctl -h
Misc
- Enable smart by editing /etc/smartd.conf file.
- Smart Configuration file: /etc/smartd.conf
- Start/Stop smart: /etc/init.d/smartd start | stop