Re: [smartmontools-support] Can I erase the Self-test log?

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

You can not erase the log.  But it only holds 21 self-test entries.  So if 
you do another 16 self-tests, then the 'Aborted by host' one will 
disappear off the end of the list.


On Thu, 26 Jul 2007, Makoto Mizukami wrote:

> Hello.
>
> I have one question.
> If I command "smartctl -a /dev/sda", smartctl returns me a "Self-test log" that following;
>
> SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
> Num  Test_Description    Status                  Remaining  LifeTime(hours)  LBA_of_first_error
> # 1  Short offline       Completed without error       00%      1363         -
> # 2  Short offline       Completed without error       00%      1353         -
> # 3  Short offline       Completed without error       00%      1344         -
> # 4  Short offline       Completed without error       00%      1333         -
> # 5  Short offline       Completed without error       00%      1324         -
> # 6  Extended offline    Aborted by host               90%      1315         -
> # 7  Short offline       Completed without error       00%      1312         -
>
> This(Especially # 6) make me irritated.
> Can I erase this log? If I can, please tell me how to do it.
> Or, if I can't, please tell me why not.
>
> Thank you for your reading!
>
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