smartctl for ATA drives

If you get this error that device is not supported by running the default command
<br /> [root@s4 downloads]# smartctl -a /dev/sda<br /> smartctl version 5.33 [i686-redhat-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-4 Bruce Allen<br /> Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/</p> <p>Device: ATA WDC WD800JD-60LS Version: 07.0<br /> Serial number: WD-WMAM9F764913<br /> Device type: disk<br /> Local Time is: Tue May 15 13:12:49 2007 CDT<br /> Device does not support SMART<br /> Request Sense failed, [Input/output error]</p> <p>Error Counter logging not supported</p> <p>Error Events logging not supported</p> <p>[GLTSD (Global Logging Target Save Disable) set. Enable Save with ‘-S on’]<br /> Device does not support Self Test logging<br />

Solution: add “-d ata” switch
<br /> [root@s4 downloads]# smartctl -d ata -a /dev/sda<br /> smartctl version 5.33 [i686-redhat-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-4 Bruce Allen<br /> Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/</p> <p>=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===<br /> Device Model: WDC WD800JD-60LSA0<br /> Serial Number: WD-WMAM9F764913<br /> Firmware Version: 07.01D07<br /> User Capacity: 80,026,361,856 bytes<br /> Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]<br /> ATA Version is: 7<br /> ATA Standard is: Exact ATA specification draft version not indicated<br /> Local Time is: Tue May 15 13:19:16 2007 CDT<br /> SMART support is: Available – device has SMART capability.<br /> SMART support is: Enabled</p> <p>=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===<br /> SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED</p> <p>General SMART Values:<br /> Offline data collection status: (0x84) Offline data collection activity<br /> was suspended by an interrupting command from host.<br /> Auto Offline Data Collection: Enabled.<br /> Self-test execution status: ( 0) The previous self-test routine completed<br /> without error or no self-test has ever<br /> been run.<br /> Total time to complete Offline<br /> data collection: (2460) seconds.<br /> Offline data collection<br /> capabilities: (0x7b) SMART execute Offline immediate.<br /> Auto Offline data collection on/off support.<br /> Suspend Offline collection upon new<br /> command.<br /> Offline surface scan supported.<br /> Self-test supported.<br /> Conveyance Self-test supported.<br /> Selective Self-test supported.<br /> SMART capabilities: (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering<br /> power-saving mode.<br /> Supports SMART auto save timer.<br /> Error logging capability: (0x01) Error logging supported.<br /> General Purpose Logging supported.<br /> Short self-test routine<br /> recommended polling time: ( 2) minutes.<br /> Extended self-test routine<br /> recommended polling time: ( 33) minutes.<br /> Conveyance self-test routine<br /> recommended polling time: ( 5) minutes.</p> <p>SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16<br /> Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:<br /> ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE<br /> 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x000f 200 200 051 Pre-fail Always – 0<br /> 3 Spin_Up_Time 0x0003 175 172 021 Pre-fail Always – 2225<br /> 4 Start_Stop_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always – 17<br /> 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 200 200 140 Pre-fail Always – 0<br /> 7 Seek_Error_Rate 0x000f 200 200 051 Pre-fail Always – 0<br /> 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 090 089 000 Old_age Always – 7761<br /> 10 Spin_Retry_Count 0x0013 100 253 051 Pre-fail Always – 0<br /> 11 Calibration_Retry_Count 0x0012 100 253 051 Old_age Always – 0<br /> 12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always – 17<br /> 190 Unknown_Attribute 0x0022 062 055 045 Old_age Always – 38<br /> 194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0022 105 098 000 Old_age Always – 38<br /> 196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always – 0<br /> 197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0012 200 200 000 Old_age Always – 0<br /> 198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0010 200 200 000 Old_age Offline – 0<br /> 199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x003e 200 200 000 Old_age Always – 0<br /> 200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate 0x0009 200 200 051 Pre-fail Offline – 0</p> <p>SMART Error Log Version: 1<br /> No Errors Logged</p> <p>SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1<br /> Num Test_Description Status Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error<br /> # 1 Extended offline Aborted by host 50% 1 –</p> <p>SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1<br /> SPAN MIN_LBA MAX_LBA CURRENT_TEST_STATUS<br /> 1 0 0 Not_testing<br /> 2 0 0 Not_testing<br /> 3 0 0 Not_testing<br /> 4 0 0 Not_testing<br /> 5 0 0 Not_testing<br /> Selective self-test flags (0x0):<br /> After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk.<br /> If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay.<br />