Running

smartd version 5.38

under

Debian Lenny 5.0.5 amd64

using a

HP SmartArray P212/256

smartctl works correctly:

sudo smartctl -d cciss,0 -a /dev/cciss/c0d0

smartctl version 5.38 [x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-8 Bruce Allen
Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/

Serial number: 9RXKJ6P9            
Device type: disk
Local Time is: Mon Aug 30 17:57:02 2010 CEST
Device supports SMART and is Enabled
Temperature Warning Disabled or Not Supported
SMART Health Status: OK

Current Drive Temperature:     <not available>
Read defect list: asked for grown list but didn't get it

Error Counter logging not supported
Device does not support Self Test logging

But smartd not.

In

/etc/smartd.conf:

/dev/cciss/c0d0 -d cciss,0 -H -m root@localhost

Running:

sudo invoke-rc.d smartmontools start

gives the following errors in syslog: A

ug 30 17:58:12 crosrv07 smartd[6798]: smartd version 5.38 [x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-8 Bruce Allen
Aug 30 17:58:12 crosrv07 smartd[6798]: Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/#012
Aug 30 17:58:12 crosrv07 smartd[6798]: Opened configuration file /etc/smartd.conf
Aug 30 17:58:12 crosrv07 smartd[6798]: Configuration file /etc/smartd.conf parsed.
Aug 30 17:58:12 crosrv07 smartd[6798]: Device: /dev/cciss/c0d0 [cciss_disk_00], opened
Aug 30 17:58:12 crosrv07 smartd[6798]: Device /dev/cciss/c0d0 [cciss_disk_00]: using '-d sat' for ATA disk behind SAT layer.
Aug 30 17:58:12 crosrv07 smartd[6798]: Device: /dev/cciss/c0d0 [cciss_disk_00], opened
Aug 30 17:58:12 crosrv07 kernel: [17501.663995] program smartd is using a deprecated SCSI ioctl, please convert it to SG_IO
Aug 30 17:58:12 crosrv07 smartd[6798]: Device: /dev/cciss/c0d0 [cciss_disk_00], not found in smartd database.
Aug 30 17:58:12 crosrv07 smartd[6798]: Device: /dev/cciss/c0d0 [cciss_disk_00], ATA IDENTIFY DEVICE words 82-83 don't specify if SMART capable.
Aug 30 17:58:12 crosrv07 smartd[6798]: Device: /dev/cciss/c0d0 [cciss_disk_00], to proceed anyway, use '-T permissive' Directive.
Aug 30 17:58:12 crosrv07 smartd[6798]: Unable to register SCSI device /dev/cciss/c0d0 [cciss_disk_00] at line 144 of file /etc/smartd.conf
Aug 30 17:58:12 crosrv07 smartd[6798]: Unable to register device /dev/cciss/c0d0 [cciss_disk_00] (no Directive -d removable). Exiting.

If you need further info, asl without problems.

Due to a regression in ataPrintSmartSelfTestlog(), smartd directive '-l selftest' does no longer work. Nothing is logged if the number of failed tests reported in the SMART Self-Test Log has increased.

i found it handy if smartd can be set to monitor only first hdd(ssd) in system that used as boot. with auto detection of drive type (hdd ssd scsi etc).