Re: [smartmontools-support]smartd does not log selftests

[Bruce A. <ba...@gr...>]

Gary,

Suggest you delete or comment out DEVICESCAN and just list /dev/hda.  Then 
watch the log output to be sure the device is being monitored and that the 
scheduled self-tests run.

Bruce

On Thu, 20 Oct 2005, Gary Smith wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Woops sorry for typo. the file is smartd.conf.
>
> Not sure if follow your next comment. The contents of the messsage logs 
> during smartd startup, the following it noted,
>
> /dev/hda is monitored. hdd is a cdrom.
>
> Do I need the DEVICESCAN is I have the /dev/hda -a -o on -S on -s 
> (S/../.././02|L/../../6/03) -m arealemailaddress  section in smartd.conf?
>
> Thanks
>
> Gary
>
> Oct 15 01:01:01 xyz smartd[8370]: smartd version 5.33 [i686-redhat-linux-gnu] 
> Copyright (C) 2002-4 Bruce Allen
> Oct 15 01:01:01 xyz smartd[8370]: Home page is 
> http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
> Oct 15 01:01:01 xyz smartd[8370]: Opened configuration file /etc/smartd.conf
> Oct 15 01:01:01 xyz smartd[8370]: Drive: DEVICESCAN, implied '-a' Directive 
> on line 23 of file /etc/smartd.conf
> Oct 15 01:01:01 xyz smartd[8370]: Configuration file /etc/smartd.conf was 
> parsed, found DEVICESCAN, scanning devices
> Oct 15 01:01:01 xyz smartd[8370]: Device: /dev/hda, opened
> Oct 15 01:01:01 xyz smartd[8370]: Device: /dev/hda, found in smartd database.
> Oct 15 01:01:02 xyz smartd[8370]: Device: /dev/hda, is SMART capable. Adding 
> to "monitor" list.
> Oct 15 01:01:02 xyz smartd[8370]: Device: /dev/hdd, opened
> Oct 15 01:01:02 xyz smartd[8370]: Device: /dev/hdd, packet devices [this 
> device CD/DVD] not SMART capable
> Oct 15 01:01:02 xyz smartd[8370]: Monitoring 1 ATA and 0 SCSI devices
> Oct 15 01:01:02 xyz smartd[8414]: smartd has fork()ed into background mode. 
> New PID=8414.
> Oct 15 01:01:02 xyz smartd: smartd startup succeeded
>
> Erwan Velu wrote:
>> Gary Smith wrote:
>> 
>>> This is the only section in Smartd.con that is uncommented.
>>> 
>> Sounds like the answer is just above isn't it ?
>> 
>>> >> # First (primary) ATA/IDE hard disk.  Monitor all attributes, enable
>>> >> # automatic online data collection, automatic Attribute autosave, and
>>> >> # start a short self-test every day between 2-3am, and a long self test
>>> >> # Saturdays between 3-4am.
>>> >> /dev/hda -a -o on -S on -s (S/../.././02|L/../../6/03) -m 
>>> arealemailaddress
>> 
>> 
>> You must change /dev/hda by DEVICESCAN to handle all your drives.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
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