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KePSuX
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 Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 6:37 pm Post subject: Monitor HDD activity for errors |
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Ive got a file server in a closet with like 9 HDD's in it. I'd like a way to run physical checks on the drives and report back with a log file or some sort of notification if an error is found that warrants replacement of a drive before it goes tits up. Any hints? Thanks!!
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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KePSuX,
Run the drives in a raid array or install smartmontools (or both)
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MaxDamage
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| Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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Here is a Howto about using it:
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Monitor_your_hard_disk%28s%29_with_smartmontools
There is also ide-smart:
| Code: | * app-admin/ide-smart
Available versions: 1.4
Installed: 1.4
Homepage: http://www.linalco.com/comunidad.html
Description: A tool to read SMART information from harddiscs |
I found this tip long ago. Place it as a script in cron.daily:
| Code: | #/bin/bash
ide-smart -1 -d /dev/hda
ide-smart -1 -d /dev/hdb
ide-smart -d /dev/hda | grep Failure
ide-smart -d /dev/hdb | grep Failure |
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KePSuX
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| Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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| NeddySeagoon wrote: | KePSuX,
Run the drives in a raid array or install smartmontools (or both) |
The drives are in a ghetto-raid right now, there are two of each data drive and they cp -RU to one another once a week for data backups. Ill take a look at smartmontools.
| MaxDamage wrote: | Here is a Howto about using it:
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Monitor_your_hard_disk%28s%29_with_smartmontools
There is also ide-smart:
| Code: | * app-admin/ide-smart
Available versions: 1.4
Installed: 1.4
Homepage: http://www.linalco.com/comunidad.html
Description: A tool to read SMART information from harddiscs |
I found this tip long ago. Place it as a script in cron.daily:
| Code: | #/bin/bash
ide-smart -1 -d /dev/hda
ide-smart -1 -d /dev/hdb
ide-smart -d /dev/hda | grep Failure
ide-smart -d /dev/hdb | grep Failure |
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This looks a lot what I need, hot...something to play with this weekend! Thanks!!
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