HOWTO Setup S.M.A.R.T. hard-drive Monitoring - Revision history

Gordp at 16:39, 15 April 2010

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Gordp at 20:29, 14 April 2010

2010-04-14T20:29:02Z

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	In order to find what parameters are available for monitoring or ignoring, issue the '''smartctl''' command:		In order to find what parameters are available for monitoring or ignoring, issue the '''smartctl''' command:
	<font color=red>hostname</font> <font color=blue># </font>'''smartctl --all /dev/twa0 -d 3ware,0''' ''(of course, change the ''',0''' to any other 3Ware-connected drive you're interested in)''		<font color=red>hostname</font> <font color=blue># </font>'''smartctl --all /dev/twa0 -d 3ware,0''' ''(of course, change the ''',0''' to any other 3Ware-connected drive you're interested in)''
			To learn how long you should allow for a Long SelfTest (typical values are 72min for a 150GB WD Raptor, and 150min for a 500GB WD RE2):
			<font color=red>hostname</font> <font color=blue># </font>'''smartctl -c /dev/twa0 -d 3ware,0''' ''(of course, change the ''',0''' to any other 3Ware-connected drive you're interested in)''

Gordp at 20:03, 14 April 2010

2010-04-14T20:03:32Z

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	In order to find what parameters are available for monitoring or ignoring, issue the '''smartctl''' command:		In order to find what parameters are available for monitoring or ignoring, issue the '''smartctl''' command:
	<font color=red>hostname</font> <font color=blue># </font>'''smartctl --all /dev/twa0 -d 3ware,0''' ''(of course, change the '''0''' to any other 3Ware-connected drive you're interested in)''		<font color=red>hostname</font> <font color=blue># </font>'''smartctl --all /dev/twa0 -d 3ware,0''' ''(of course, change the ''',0''' to any other 3Ware-connected drive you're interested in)''

Gordp at 20:02, 14 April 2010

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	# increases in error (-l error)		# increases in error (-l error)
	# increases in self-test errors (-l selftest)		# increases in self-test errors (-l selftest)

			In order to find what parameters are available for monitoring or ignoring, issue the '''smartctl''' command:
			<font color=red>hostname</font> <font color=blue># </font>'''smartctl --all /dev/twa0 -d 3ware,0''' ''(of course, change the '''0''' to any other 3Ware-connected drive you're interested in)''

Gordp at 18:31, 14 April 2010

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	-a # Report on:		-a # Report on:
	# SMART health status		# SMART health status
			# usage failures (-f)
			# changes in Prefailure, Usage (-t)
	# increases in error (-l error)		# increases in error (-l error)
	# increases in self-test errors (-l selftest)		# increases in self-test errors (-l selftest)
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	-a # Report on:		-a # Report on:
	# SMART health status		# SMART health status
			# usage failures (-f)
			# changes in Prefailure, Usage (-t)
	# increases in error (-l error)		# increases in error (-l error)
	# increases in self-test errors (-l selftest)		# increases in self-test errors (-l selftest)
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	-a # Report on:		-a # Report on:
	# SMART health status		# SMART health status
			# usage failures (-f)
			# changes in Prefailure, Usage (-t)
	# increases in error (-l error)		# increases in error (-l error)
	# increases in self-test errors (-l selftest)		# increases in self-test errors (-l selftest)

Gordp at 18:26, 14 April 2010

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	Install the (Gentoo) package:		Install the (Gentoo) package:
	<font color=red>hostname</font> <font color=blue># </font>'''emerge -~~aDNuv~~ smartmontools'''		<font color=red>hostname</font> <font color=blue># </font>'''emerge -av smartmontools'''

	Start the '''smartd''' monitoring daemon automatically in the default runlevel:		Start the '''smartd''' monitoring daemon automatically in the default runlevel:

Gordp: New page: Typically, we use a 3Ware controller, with anywhere from 2 - 16 individual hard-drives attached. Although we use 3Ware's '''tw_cli''' tool in both a daily cron-job and also in a Nagios mo...

2010-04-14T18:25:40Z

New page: Typically, we use a 3Ware controller, with anywhere from 2 - 16 individual hard-drives attached. Although we use 3Ware's '''tw_cli''' tool in both a daily cron-job and also in a Nagios mo...

New page

Typically, we use a 3Ware controller, with anywhere from 2 - 16 individual hard-drives attached. Although we use 3Ware's '''tw_cli''' tool in both a daily cron-job and also in a Nagios monitor, it's also a good idea to get a daily logwatch-email stanza with drive-statistics and alerts. Belts and suspenders, you know.

In addition to (passive) monitoring, we actively invoke Long Self-Tests on each drive. These tests are scheduled to try to hit low-usage times, and also avoid our tape-backup times.

Install the (Gentoo) package:
hostname # '''emerge -aDNuv smartmontools'''

Start the '''smartd''' monitoring daemon automatically in the default runlevel:
hostname # '''rc-update add smartd default'''

Representative configuration file:
hostname # '''emacs -nw /etc/smartd.conf'''

# This file: /etc/smartd.conf
# created April 14, 2010, Gordon Pritchard

# Monitor 16 SATA disks connected to a 3ware 9650 controller which
# uses the (built-into-kernel) 3w-9xxx driver.

/dev/twa0 \
-s L/../../0/01 \ # Long Self-tests Sundays between 1-2am
-d 3ware,0 \ # First physical drive, behind 3Ware controller
-I 194 \ # Ignore temperature
-I 9 \ # Ignore power-on hours
-a # Report on:
# SMART health status
# increases in error (-l error)
# increases in self-test errors (-l selftest)

/dev/twa0 \
-s L/../../0/03 \ # Long Self-tests Sunday between 3-4am
-d 3ware,1 \ # Second physical drive, behind 3Ware controller
-I 194 \ # Ignore temperature
-I 9 \ # Ignore power-on hours
-a # Report on:
# SMART health status (-H)
# usage failures (-f)
# changes in Prefailure, Usage (-t)
# increases in error (-l error)
# increases in self-test errors (-l selftest)

/dev/twa0 \
-s L/../../0/23 \ # Long Self-tests Sundays between 11pm-midnight
-d 3ware,2 \ # Third physical drive, behind 3Ware controller
-I 194 \ # Ignore temperature
-I 9 \ # Ignore power-on hours
-a # Report on:
# SMART health status (-H)
# usage failures (-f)
# changes in Prefailure, Usage (-t)
# increases in error (-l error)
# increases in self-test errors (-l selftest)

/dev/twa0 \
-s L/../../1/01 \ # Long Self-tests Mondays between 1-2am
-d 3ware,3 \ # Fourth physical drive, behind 3Ware controller
-I 194 \ # Ignore temperature
-I 9 \ # Ignore power-on hours
-a # Report on:
# SMART health status (-H)
# usage failures (-f)
# changes in Prefailure, Usage (-t)
# increases in error (-l error)
# increases in self-test errors (-l selftest)

/dev/twa0 \
-s L/../../1/23 \ # Long Self-tests Mondays between 11pm-midnight
-d 3ware,4 \ # Fifth physical drive, behind 3Ware controller
-I 194 \ # Ignore temperature
-I 9 \ # Ignore power-on hours
-a # Report on:
# SMART health status (-H)
# usage failures (-f)
# changes in Prefailure, Usage (-t)
# increases in error (-l error)
# increases in self-test errors (-l selftest)

/dev/twa0 \
-s L/../../2/01 \ # Long Self-tests Tuesdays between 1-2am
-d 3ware,5 \ # Sixth physical drive, behind 3Ware controller
-I 194 \ # Ignore temperature
-I 9 \ # Ignore power-on hours
-a # Report on:
# SMART health status (-H)
# usage failures (-f)
# changes in Prefailure, Usage (-t)
# increases in error (-l error)
# increases in self-test errors (-l selftest)

/dev/twa0 \
-s L/../../2/23 \ # Long Self-tests Tuesdays between 11pm-midnight
-d 3ware,6 \ # Seventh physical drive, behind 3Ware controller
-I 194 \ # Ignore temperature
-I 9 \ # Ignore power-on hours
-a # Report on:
# SMART health status (-H)
# usage failures (-f)
# changes in Prefailure, Usage (-t)
# increases in error (-l error)
# increases in self-test errors (-l selftest)

/dev/twa0 \
-s L/../../3/01 \ # Long Self-tests Wednesdays between 1-2am
-d 3ware,7 \ # Eighth physical drive, behind 3Ware controller
-I 194 \ # Ignore temperature
-I 9 \ # Ignore power-on hours
-a # Report on:
# SMART health status
# increases in error (-l error)
# increases in self-test errors (-l selftest)

/dev/twa0 \
-s L/../../3/23 \ # Long Self-tests Wednesdays between 11pm-midnight
-d 3ware,8 \ # Ninth physical drive, behind 3Ware controller
-I 194 \ # Ignore temperature
-I 9 \ # Ignore power-on hours
-a # Report on:
# SMART health status (-H)
# usage failures (-f)
# changes in Prefailure, Usage (-t)
# increases in error (-l error)
# increases in self-test errors (-l selftest)

/dev/twa0 \
-s L/../../4/01 \ # Long Self-tests Thursdays between 1-2am
-d 3ware,9 \ # Tenth physical drive, behind 3Ware controller
-I 194 \ # Ignore temperature
-I 9 \ # Ignore power-on hours
-a # Report on:
# SMART health status (-H)
# usage failures (-f)
# changes in Prefailure, Usage (-t)
# increases in error (-l error)
# increases in self-test errors (-l selftest)

/dev/twa0 \
-s L/../../4/23 \ # Long Self-tests Thursdays between 11pm-midnight
-d 3ware,10 \ # Eleventh physical drive, behind 3Ware controller
-I 194 \ # Ignore temperature
-I 9 \ # Ignore power-on hours
-a # Report on:
# SMART health status (-H)
# usage failures (-f)
# changes in Prefailure, Usage (-t)
# increases in error (-l error)
# increases in self-test errors (-l selftest)

/dev/twa0 \
-s L/../../5/01 \ # Long Self-tests Fridays between 1-2am
-d 3ware,11 \ # Twelfth physical drive, behind 3Ware controller
-I 194 \ # Ignore temperature
-I 9 \ # Ignore power-on hours
-a # Report on:
# SMART health status (-H)
# usage failures (-f)
# changes in Prefailure, Usage (-t)
# increases in error (-l error)
# increases in self-test errors (-l selftest)

/dev/twa0 \
-s L/../../5/23 \ # Long Self-tests Fridays between 11pm-midnight
-d 3ware,12 \ # Thirteenth physical drive, behind 3Ware controller
-I 194 \ # Ignore temperature
-I 9 \ # Ignore power-on hours
-a # Report on:
# SMART health status (-H)
# usage failures (-f)
# changes in Prefailure, Usage (-t)
# increases in error (-l error)
# increases in self-test errors (-l selftest)

/dev/twa0 \
-s L/../../6/01 \ # Long Self-tests Saturdays between 1-2am
-d 3ware,13 \ # Fourteenth physical drive, behind 3Ware controller
-I 194 \ # Ignore temperature
-I 9 \ # Ignore power-on hours
-a # Report on:
# SMART health status (-H)
# usage failures (-f)
# changes in Prefailure, Usage (-t)
# increases in error (-l error)
# increases in self-test errors (-l selftest)

/dev/twa0 \
-s L/../../6/03 \ # Long Self-tests Saturdays between 3-4am
-d 3ware,14 \ # Fifteenth physical drive, behind 3Ware controller
-I 194 \ # Ignore temperature
-I 9 \ # Ignore power-on hours
-a # Report on:
# SMART health status
# increases in error (-l error)
# increases in self-test errors (-l selftest)

/dev/twa0 \
-s L/../../6/23 \ # Long Self-tests Saturdays between 11pm-midnight
-d 3ware,15 \ # Sixteenth physical drive, behind 3Ware controller
-I 194 \ # Ignore temperature
-I 9 \ # Ignore power-on hours
-a # Report on:
# SMART health status
# increases in error (-l error)
# increases in self-test errors (-l selftest)