Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of ContributedUtilities

Timestamp:

Feb 25, 2011, 2:19:18 PM (13 years ago)

Author:

Gabriele Pohl

Comment:

Added HElog_smart.pl

ContributedUtilities

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+== Collect output of smartctl ==
+
+=== HElog_smart.pl by H.Ellenberger ===
+
+Here the description from the script author:
+
+In order to make more valid judgments about modern big disks above 1TB it 
+becomes more and more important to keep long term data of some parameters like 
+soft read errors, spinup time etc.
+
+If a file name is automatically generated using Disk model and serial no., 
+smart data can easily be accumulated by appending it for each disk to it's 
+individual file with a separator holding also a time stamp.
+
+The attached program first scans /dev/disk/by-id/ for scsi/sata drives and for 
+each drive then executes smartctl -H. If bad health status is reported it will 
+be appended to the file.
+
+Then smartctl -a data is gathered and also appended. 
+
+If the data is written to /var/log/SMART/ it could also become zipped and log-
+rotated if appropriate config files are added.
+
+On desktop systems I run that program from /etc/init.d/ after booting and 
+before shutdown. On uninterrupted systems I recommend adding a cron job 
+running at least once per day.
+
+Since I'm not an expert in Perl programming any feedback and enhancements are 
+welcome.