Smartcheck for SATA drives

[yaax]

I recently got new server with SATA hard drives and I found that cpanel smartcheck script is not working with SATA drives. However SMARTD itself is working with that drives and it just need to use additional parameter "-d ata"
So after I edited cpanel smartcheck script /scripts/smartcheck it started to work properly with my drives.

All you need to edit this part:

my %smart = (
    'url'         => 'http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/',
    'version_cmd' => '-V',
    'version_rgx' => 'smartctl version ',
    '2.1'         => {
        'smart_enabled_cmd' => '-d ata -i',
        'smart_enabled_rgx' => 'Drive supports S.M.A.R.T. and is enabled',
        'errors_only'       => '-d ata -l',
        'ok_drive_rgx'      => [qw(/sd /hd)],
    },
    '5.32'        => {
        'smart_enabled_cmd' => '-d ata -i',
        'smart_enabled_rgx' => 'SMART support is: Enabled',
        'errors_only'       => '-d ata -q errorsonly -H -l selftest -l error',
        'ok_drive_rgx'      => [qw(/sd /hd)],
    },
); 

As you can see I just added there "-d ata" in the start of each parameter line and it worked properly for me.
So I think CPanel should add this feature to their script and check whether hard drive is SATA or SCSI and add proper parameters for SMARTD command then.

[rs-freddo]

Finally my smartcheck works on my SATA drives!!!
Thank you!!!

Unfortunately I got this report:
S.M.A.R.T Errors on /dev/sda
From Command: /usr/sbin/smartctl -d ata -q errorsonly -H -l selftest -l error /dev/sda
ATA Error Count: 2
Error 2 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 10266 hours
Error 1 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 9981 hours
----END /dev/sda--

S.M.A.R.T Errors on /dev/sdb
From Command: /usr/sbin/smartctl -d ata -q errorsonly -H -l selftest -l error /dev/sdb
ATA Error Count: 4
Error 4 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 14375 hours
Error 3 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 14375 hours
Error 2 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 14163 hours
Error 1 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 14021 hours
----END /dev/sdb--

[AndyReed]

S.M.A.R.T Errors on /dev/sda
From Command: /usr/sbin/smartctl -d ata -q errorsonly -H -l selftest -l error /dev/sda
ATA Error Count: 2
Error 2 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 10266 hours
Error 1 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 9981 hours
----END /dev/sda--

There is no need to worry about this error. Raed my posting: http://forums.cpanel.net/showthread.php?t=53613#4

[yaax]

Some disks also require special parameters for smartctl to enable firmware options otherwise they may report of false errors.
I've had some server in the past with Samsung hard drives and was need to run smartctl with some option which I cannot recall now but it exist such parameter to enable applying of special firmware.

[dapinard]

Thanks! This makes smartcheck work for me also. Unfortunately, upcp sees that the md5 changed for smartcheck and promptly replaces it with the old one. Is there an easy way to make this change stick? I was going to just change the permissions on the script but don't want to break any real updates to it that may come in the future. Thoughts?

Thanks -Dave

[yaax]

Thanks! This makes smartcheck work for me also. Unfortunately, upcp sees that the md5 changed for smartcheck and promptly replaces it with the old one. Is there an easy way to make this change stick? I was going to just change the permissions on the script but don't want to break any real updates to it that may come in the future. Thoughts?

Thanks -Dave

Thats why I opened this thread - CPanel team should add this feature to their next version so it will be no need to worry about upcp replacement.

[chirpy]

Then you need to put this information into an enhancement bugzilla entry to bring it to their attention.

[yaax]

Ok, added new bugzilla entry http://bugzilla.cpanel.net/show_bug.cgi?id=4451

[procam]

This is a more serious problem on some units I have a brand new machine having an issue with this it has twice crashed as a result of this running first the cpu goes out of control high then it emails me a msg that says

The following warning/error was logged by the smartd daemon:

Device: /dev/sda, not capable of SMART self-check

and then the box crashes ~

I added to your bugzilla !!

[chirpy]

You can disable the check for now by simply:

touch /var/cpanel/disablesmartcheck

[ANewDay]

How can I update smartctl/smartd for cpanel? the 5.33 version couldn't enable SMART, howevere, after I installed 5.37 it enabled it and works with my SATA drive!!

[procam]

How can I update smartctl/smartd for cpanel? the 5.33 version couldn't enable SMART, howevere, after I installed 5.37 it enabled it and works with my SATA drive!!

I wish I knew ~ that unit I mentioned is still running with it OFF and according to WD the drives ARE capable of smart ~ and Im running with it off and blind~

[ANewDay]

Why don't Cpanel fix this already?

[jameshsi]

Hi!
I didn't fix the scripts but I execute the command and found below:

/usr/sbin/smartctl -d ata -q errorsonly -H -l selftest -l error /dev/sda
Please note the following marginal Attributes:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
190 Unknown_Attribute 0x0022 063 039 045 Old_age Always In_the_past 37

and it's found on both Hard drive of this box :
/usr/sbin/smartctl -d ata -q errorsonly -H -l selftest -l error /dev/sdb
Please note the following marginal Attributes:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
190 Unknown_Attribute 0x0022 052 036 045 Old_age Always In_the_past 48

Should we worry about this ?

Also, on my other box, which equip with 2 ATA Hard Drives, shows same problem:

/usr/sbin/smartctl -q errorsonly -H -l selftest -l error /dev/hda
Please note the following marginal Attributes:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
190 Unknown_Attribute 0x0022 058 040 045 Old_age Always In_the_past 43958272042

/usr/sbin/smartctl -q errorsonly -H -l selftest -l error /dev/hdc
Please note the following marginal Attributes:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
190 Unknown_Attribute 0x0022 057 038 045 Old_age Always In_the_past 1036129271851

[figure8hosting]

SMART check doesn't work on my SCSI drives...

Do they not support SMART?