Re: Where is the output of scheduled short-test written?

alessandro macuz wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I configured /etc/smartd.conf in this way
>
> /dev/sda -s (S/../.././02|L/../../7/04) -m [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]> -M exec /usr/share/smartmontools/smartd-runner
> /dev/sda -s (S/../.././11) -m [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]> -M exec /usr/share/smartmontools/smartd-runner
> /dev/sda -s (S/../.././14) -m [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]> -M exec /usr/share/smartmontools/smartd-runner
> /dev/sda -s (S/../.././17) -m [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]> -M exec /usr/share/smartmontools/smartd-runner
>

Please do not use the same device in multiple configuration lines.

Correct:

   /dev/sda -s (S/../.././(02|1[147])|L/../../7/04) ...

Try "smartd -q showtests" to check the effect of the regex.


> May 12 02:24:01 grpnas02 smartd[20229]: Device: /dev/sdi, starting 
> scheduled Short Self-Test.
> [...]
>

During next (see -i option) check cycle, smartd should log something like:

..., previous self-test completed without error
..., previous self-test was aborted by the host
..., previous self-test completed with error (read test element)


>
> I need to parse the output to check for errors especially for 
> reallocation of sectors.
> Where to find them?

Failing self-tests should have two effects:
- a "completed with error" LOG_CRIT message, see above
- a "Self-Test Log error count increased ..." LOG_CRIT message AND 
warning email.



> BTW is there any guidelines for evaluating thresholds beyond which to 
> be concerned about sector reallocation? I have hard time in tracking 
> the temperature of disks and I think reallocation of sectors maybe a 
> more precise indicators of incoming failures.
>

Add "-R 5! -r 5!" directives to smartd conf lines to receive LOG_CRIT 
messages AND warning emails if sector reallocation occurred. See 
smartd.conf man page for details.


Thanks,
Christian


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