Re: Using SMARTd to monitor drives
Gregory Sloop <[email protected]> Fri, 3 Feb 2017 18:25:58 -0800
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--===============1700445772999887179== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----------08E1801201EEABB7E" ------------08E1801201EEABB7E Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =0D=0A This certainly isn't an attempt at snark - but smartmontools is, I think, i= ntended at sysadmin type people. There are tools for end-users that are les= s technical and more idiot-light style.=20 I'm not an idiot but at the same time there are folks who want utility with= out devoting years of study to get it. I think you're putting us on a bit. Years of study? :)=20 But yes, it is rather voluminous, the options and such. *nix tools are like= that, often. Go read the man page for find sometime. But to do so much in = a command-line tool, that's usually the way of it.=20 I wish it were different, when I'm trying to do something complex [for exam= ple in find] and I have to spend 45 minutes trying to make it work, and can= 't. I wish it were easy. I wish a google search would give me something I c= ould mostly cut/paste in. [As long as I'm wishing, I'd like a pony too!]=20 But alas, sometimes it's just not that easy.=20 I think, in general, that I'd prefer smartmontools to keep the detailed tec= hnical focus and not have the more friendly interface, if doing so meant th= at the technical prowess of smt had to be diminished.=20 Does it really have to be one or the other? I'm sure it wouldn't, if resources were unlimited. But Christian only has s= o much time he can work on this. Heck, I wish he'd write a native Windows p= ort with a built in mailer and GUI. But to do that, he'd have to either get= someone to pay for it, or cut somewhere else. Since I'm sure I can't pay f= or his dev time, I make do with what I get: A great tool that does a vast a= mount of stuff, and supports a vast number of devices. I've written my own = code to handle routine-checks, emailing when non success events occur etc. = I did it in power-shell. No, it's not at all perfect - but it works and Chr= istian didn't have to forgo some other development work that's probably mor= e important and certainly demands more technical skill that he has and I do= n't. If I myself could become competent I'd do just as you say! Alas, I'm sti= ll trying to figure it out myself. I hope you'll pause and take the time, once you've become more competent, t= o write up what you can. At worst, no one will use it. At best, it could be= a distinct help to many. Cheers! -Greg ------------08E1801201EEABB7E Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><title>Re: [smartmontools-support] Using SMARTd to monitor driv= es</title> </head> <body> <br><br> <br> <table bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"> <tr> <td width=3D2 bgcolor=3D #0000ff><br> </td> <td><span style=3D" font-family:'courier new'; font-size: 9pt;">This certai= nly isn't an attempt at snark - but smartmontools is, I think, intended at = sysadmin type people. There are tools for end-users that are less technical= and more idiot-light style. <br> <br> I'm not an idiot but at the same time there are folks who want utility with= out devoting years of study to get it.</td> </tr> </table> <br><br> <span style=3D" font-family:'Courier New'; font-size: 9pt;">I think you're = putting us on a bit. Years of study? :) <br> But yes, it is rather voluminous, the options and such. *nix tools are like= that, often. Go read the man page for find sometime. But to do so much in = a command-line tool, that's usually the way of it. <br> <br> I wish it were different, when I'm trying to do something complex [for exam= ple in find] and I have to spend 45 minutes trying to make it work, and can= 't. I wish it were easy. I wish a google search would give me something I c= ould mostly cut/paste in. [As long as I'm wishing, I'd like a pony too!] <b= r> <br> But alas, sometimes it's just not that easy. <br> <br> </span><table bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"> <tr> <td width=3D2 bgcolor=3D #0000ff><br> </td> <td><br><br> <span style=3D" font-family:'courier new'; font-size: 9pt;">I think, in gen= eral, that I'd prefer smartmontools to keep the detailed technical focus an= d not have the more friendly interface, if doing so meant that the technica= l prowess of smt had to be diminished. <br> <br> Does it really have to be one or the other?</td> </tr> </table> <br><br> <span style=3D" font-family:'Courier New'; font-size: 9pt;">I'm sure it wou= ldn't, if resources were unlimited. But Christian only has so much time he = can work on this. Heck, I wish he'd write a native Windows port with a buil= t in mailer and GUI. But to do that, he'd have to either get someone to pay= for it, or cut somewhere else. Since I'm sure I can't pay for his dev time= , I make do with what I get: A great tool that does a vast amount of stuff,= and supports a vast number of devices. I've written my own code to handle = routine-checks, emailing when non success events occur etc. I did it in pow= er-shell. No, it's not at all perfect - but it works and Christian didn't h= ave to forgo some other development work that's probably more important and= certainly demands more technical skill that he has and I don't.<br> <br> <br> </span><table bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"> <tr> <td width=3D2 bgcolor=3D #0000ff><br> </td> <td><span style=3D" font-family:'courier new'; font-size: 9pt;"> If I= myself could become competent I'd do just as you say! Alas, I'm stil= l trying to figure it out myself.<br> </td> </tr> </table> <span style=3D" font-family:'Courier New'; font-size: 9pt;">I hope you'll p= ause and take the time, once you've become more competent, to write up what= you can. At worst, no one will use it. At best, it could be a distinct hel= p to many.<br> <br> Cheers!<br> -Greg<br> <br> </body></html> ------------08E1801201EEABB7E-- --===============1700445772999887179== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot --===============1700445772999887179== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Smartmontools-support mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/smartmontools-support --===============1700445772999887179==--