[Smartmontools-support]Re: self-test without error-logging?

[Robert P. <b0...@gm...>]

Hi!

Thanks for responding so quick.

> The relevant thing is if your disk supports self-tests.  Does smartctl -a
> report that self-tests are supported?

> Second, after smartctl -t short you should get a message saying that a
> self-test has been started, and giving an estimated completion time.  You
> should then wait at least this long, then use
> smartctl -l selftest
> to examine the selftest log, to see the results.

Hm, it seems that it doesn't support self tests, smartctl -t short gives
out:

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
=== START OF OFFLINE IMMEDIATE AND SELF-TEST SECTION ===
Warning: device does not support Self-Test functions.

Sending command: "Execute SMART Short self-test routine immediately in
off-line mode".
Drive command "Execute SMART Short self-test routine immediately in off-line
mode" successful.
Testing has begun.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

I was a bit confused because it says "successful" and "Testing has begun".
So in fact there is no test after this?


When I call smartctl -a for my SCSI-disk I get

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Device: IBM      DDRS-34560       Version: S97B
Serial number: RDHF2516
Device type: disk
Local Time is: Fri Jul 25 12:10:03 2003 CEST
Device supports SMART and is Enabled
Temperature Warning Disabled or Not Supported
SMART Health Status: OK

Error counter log:
          Errors Corrected    Total      Total   Correction     Gigabytes   
Total
              delay:       [rereads/    errors   algorithm      processed   
uncorrected
            minor | major  rewrites]  corrected  invocations   [10^9 bytes] 
errors
read:          0        0         0         0          0          4.295          
0
write:         0        0         0         0          0          4.295          
0
verify:        0        0         0         0          0          4.295          
0

Non-medium error count:        0
Device does not support Self Test logging
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Can I get any use of smartmontools together with this disk? I notice that
"Gigabytes processed" is always at 4.295... So I can't get any power-on
hours or so?

Thanks a lot,

Robert