Possible Hard Drive Failure?

[Timppa]

Hello,
I have a new cPanel server, which does not have any use. It’s installed on Friday and last night I got this message.

Subject: FailedReadSmartData
Message: Device: /dev/sda [SAT], failed to read SMART Attribute Data

the question is, should I be worried?

 

[vanessa]

This is not cPanel related at all, and I'm sure a couple seconds of Googling would have given you the answers you were looking for. It could mean there is an issue but it could also be a configuration error with smartctl.

Using smartctl to get SMART status information on your hard drives - TechRepublic

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello

I suggest contacting your data center/hosting provider or a qualified system administrator if you are not comfortable investigating potential hard drive errors.

Thank you.