Re: [smartmontools-support] Help Understanding smartctl Output

[Gabriele P. <gp...@di...>]

On 09/01/2012 08:43 AM, Dan Lukes wrote:
> On 09/01/12 00:52, Tim Gustafson:
>>> health check result is "passed" and
>>> short test  completed without error,
>>> so don't worry ~

> Well, I will offer somewhat interpretation.

thanks!

> Attribute [5] show that there has been three unreadable sectors in the
> past (already solved by relocation). And they are not "manufacturing
> errors" - latest UNC sector has been found at lifetime 5353h
> 
> unless they has been caused by known event (fall, brownout or
> so) he should take a dim view of it's disc.

About getting a deeper view of the disks condition:

As you have only run a short test I recommend
to start a long test to check the whole disk.

"Auto Offline Data Collection is Enabled" but
"Offline data collection activity was suspended
by an interrupting command from host"

It announces a very long "Total time to complete
Offline data collection" of 37566 seconds ~ 10.5 hours,
which can also be last longer if the disk is in heavy use.

Is it possible to umount the disk to check in captive mode?

> In short - facts are same, but I'm not as credulous as Gabrielle during
> it's interpretation.

It was intended as first entry of a discussion.
Thanks for picking it up! :-)

> You need to make your own decision, Tim ...

I would like to see some show cases about exploring
the disks condition in the wiki. That would be for sure
helpful for many other smartmontools users.

Tell here about your next steps and results if you like
https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/smartmontools/wiki/Howto_ReadSmartctlReports_ATA_542.1

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All the best and cheers!

Gabriele