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title: Linux Applications breadcrumbs:
- title: Configuration
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smartmontools
- For monitoring disk health.
- Install:
apt install smartmontools - Show all info:
smartctl -a <dev> - Tests are available in foreground and background mode, where foreground mode is given higher priority.
- Tests:
- Short test: Can be useful to quickly identify a faulty drive.
- Long test: May be used to validate the results found in the short test.
- Convoyance test: Intended to quickly discover damage incurred during transportation/shipping.
- Select test: Test only the specified LBAs.
- Run test:
smartctl -t <short|long|conveyance|select> [-C] <dev>-C: Foreground mode.
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