Re: Power_On_Hours value is much less then selftest LifeTime(hours)

Vlad <[email protected]> Wed, 18 May 2016 07:53:31 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.linux.utilities.smartmontools
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Thanks for the answer! The drive supports drive stats and the statistic
was probably erased ad well. After 2 days of usage:

Device Statistics (GP Log 0x04)
Page  Offset Size        Value Flags Description
0x01  =====  =               =  ===  == General Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x01  0x008  4               2  ---  Lifetime Power-On Resets
0x01  0x010  4              87  ---  Power-on Hours
0x01  0x018  6      2019113992  ---  Logical Sectors Written
0x01  0x020  6         3453323  ---  Number of Write Commands
0x01  0x028  6         5916230  ---  Logical Sectors Read
0x01  0x030  6          117457  ---  Number of Read Commands
0x03  =====  =               =  ===  == Rotating Media Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x03  0x008  4              87  ---  Spindle Motor Power-on Hours
0x03  0x010  4              87  ---  Head Flying Hours
0x03  0x018  4               2  ---  Head Load Events
0x03  0x020  4               0  ---  Number of Reallocated Logical Sectors
0x03  0x028  4               1  ---  Read Recovery Attempts
0x03  0x030  4               0  ---  Number of Mechanical Start Failures
0x04  =====  =               =  ===  == General Errors Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x04  0x008  4               0  ---  Number of Reported Uncorrectable Errors
0x04  0x010  4               2  ---  Resets Between Cmd Acceptance and
Completion
0x05  =====  =               =  ===  == Temperature Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x05  0x008  1              36  ---  Current Temperature
0x05  0x010  1              36  N--  Average Short Term Temperature
0x05  0x018  1               -  N--  Average Long Term Temperature
0x05  0x020  1              40  ---  Highest Temperature
0x05  0x028  1              24  ---  Lowest Temperature
0x05  0x030  1              36  N--  Highest Average Short Term Temperature
0x05  0x038  1              25  N--  Lowest Average Short Term Temperature
0x05  0x040  1               -  N--  Highest Average Long Term Temperature
0x05  0x048  1               -  N--  Lowest Average Long Term Temperature
0x05  0x050  4               0  ---  Time in Over-Temperature
0x05  0x058  1              60  ---  Specified Maximum Operating Temperature
0x05  0x060  4               0  ---  Time in Under-Temperature
0x05  0x068  1               0  ---  Specified Minimum Operating Temperature
0x06  =====  =               =  ===  == Transport Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x06  0x008  4              28  ---  Number of Hardware Resets
0x06  0x010  4              12  ---  Number of ASR Events
0x06  0x018  4               0  ---  Number of Interface CRC Errors
                                |||_ C monitored condition met
                                ||__ D supports DSN
                                |___ N normalized value

Regards,
Vlad.

On 18/05/16 07:39, Christian Franke wrote:
> Is this possibly a refurbished drive ?
> If yes, the factory may have reset the SMART attribute table but forgot 
> to reset the self-test log.
>
> Please check whether the drive supports Device Statistics (smartctl -l 
> devstat, included smartctl -x).
>
>
> robert at spotswood-computer.net wrote:
>> I have vague memories about the attrib raw counters can cycle, e.g. once
>> they hit some value, say 9999, the next hour they increment to 0000. Note
>> some drives record minutes, not hours in the raw counter.
>>
>> I would trust the self test log hours more. And this is an old drive by
>> those numbers.
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I've recently bought the "new" HDD Hitachi Ultrastar A7K2000 and found
>>> the following in the output of the smartctl (check particularly the
>>> Power_On_Hours and LifeTime(hours)):
>>>
>>> ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME          FLAG     VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE
>>> UPDATED  WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
>>> ...
>>>    4 Start_Stop_Count        0x0012   100   100   000    Old_age
>>> Always       -       2
>>>    5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct   0x0033   100   100   005    Pre-fail
>>> Always       -       0
>>>    7 Seek_Error_Rate         0x000b   100   100   067    Pre-fail
>>> Always       -       0
>>>    8 Seek_Time_Performance   0x0005   100   100   020    Pre-fail
>>> Offline      -       0
>>>    9 Power_On_Hours          0x0012   100   100   000    Old_age
>>> Always       -       45
>>> ...
>>> 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%
>>> 36872         -
>>> # 2  Short offline       Completed without error       00%
>>> 36784         -
>>> ...
>>>
>>> I'd appreciate if somebody could give an explanation of these numbers.
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Vlad.
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Mobile security can be enabling, not merely restricting. Employees who
bring their own devices (BYOD) to work are irked by the imposition of MDM
restrictions. Mobile Device Manager Plus allows you to control only the
apps on BYO-devices by containerizing them, leaving personal data untouched!
https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/304595813;131938128;j