============================== Install/Update the tool ==============================
apt install smartmontools
============================== To ensure the hard disk supports SMART and is enabled, use the following command (in this example for the hard disk /dev/sdc): ==============================
smartctl -i /dev/sdc
smartctl --info /dev/sda | grep 'SMART support is:'
============================== If SMART is available but not enabled, you can enable it: ==============================
smartctl --smart=on /dev/<device>
============================== Before performing a test, an approximate indication of the time duration of the various tests are displayed using the following command: ==============================
smartctl -c /dev/sdc
============================== The following command starts the desired test (in Background Mode): ==============================
============================== In general, the test results are included in the output of the following commands: ==============================
smartctl -a /dev/sdc
============================== The following command can also be used, if only the test results should are displayed: ==============================
sudo smartctl -l selftest /dev/sdc
============================== Quick overall health ============================== smartctl -H /dev/sda
============================== Show even more info than -a ==============================
smartctl -x /dev/sdc
============================== Automated checking create or edit /etc/smartd.conf with the below ==============================
DEVICESCAN -a -o on -S on -n standby,q -s (S/../.././02|L/../../6/03) -W 4,35,40 -m <username or email> -M exec /usr/local/bin/smartdnotify
============================== To send an email and a system notification, put something like this into /usr/local/bin/smartdnotify: ==============================
#!/bin/sh # Send email echo "$SMARTD_MESSAGE" | mail -s "$SMARTD_FAILTYPE" "$SMARTD_ADDRESS" # Notify user wall "$SMARTD_MESSAGE" # Uncomment if using a compatible GUI with libnotify #sudo -u X_user DISPLAY=:0 DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/X_userid/bus notify-send "S.M.A.R.T Error ($SMARTD_FAILTYPE)" "$SMARTD_MESSAGE" --icon=dialog-warning