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version 1.1, 2012/02/21 16:32:16	version 1.1.1.2, 2012/10/09 09:36:45
Line 53 running.	Line 53 running.
In the absence of a configuration file	In the absence of a configuration file
\fBsmartd\fP will try to open all available devices.	\fBsmartd\fP will try to open all available devices.
.\" %IF OS Linux	.\" %IF OS Linux
Ubder linux will try to open the 20 ATA devices	Under linux \fBsmartd\fP will try to open the 20 ATA devices
.B /dev/hd[a-t]	.B /dev/hd[a-t]
and the 26 SCSI devices	and the 26 SCSI devices
.B /dev/sd[a-z].	.B /dev/sd[a-z].
Line 284 may optionally be followed by Directives that will app	Line 284 may optionally be followed by Directives that will app
devices that are found in the scan. Please see below for additional	devices that are found in the scan. Please see below for additional
details.	details.

	[NEW EXPERIMENTAL SMARTD FEATURE] If an entry in the configuration file
	starts with
	.B DEFAULT
	instead of a device name, then all directives in this entry are set
	as defaults for the next device entries.

	This configuration:

	.nf
	\ \ DEFAULT -a -R5! -W 2,40,45 -I 194 -s L/../../7/00 -m admin@example.com
	\ \ /dev/sda
	\ \ /dev/sdb
	\ \ /dev/sdc
	\ \ DEFAULT -H -m admin@example.com
	\ \ /dev/sdd
	\ \ /dev/sde -d removable
	.fi

	has the same effect as:

	.nf
	\ \ /dev/sda -a -R5! -W 2,40,45 -I 194 -s L/../../7/00 -m admin@example.com
	\ \ /dev/sdb -a -R5! -W 2,40,45 -I 194 -s L/../../7/00 -m admin@example.com
	\ \ /dev/sdc -a -R5! -W 2,40,45 -I 194 -s L/../../7/00 -m admin@example.com
	\ \ /dev/sdd -H -m admin@example.com
	\ \ /dev/sde -d removable -H -m admin@example.com
	.fi

.sp 2	.sp 2
The following are the Directives that may appear following the device	The following are the Directives that may appear following the device
name or	name or
.B DEVICESCAN	.B DEVICESCAN
	or
	.B DEFAULT
on any line of the	on any line of the
.B /usr/local/etc/smartd.conf	.B /usr/local/etc/smartd.conf
configuration file. Note that	configuration file. Note that
Line 348 from issuing SCSI commands to an ATA device.	Line 378 from issuing SCSI commands to an ATA device.
\fBsmartd\fP	\fBsmartd\fP
from issuing ATA commands to a SCSI device.	from issuing ATA commands to a SCSI device.

.I sat	.I sat[,auto][,N]
\- the device type is SCSI to ATA Translation (SAT).	\- the device type is SCSI to ATA Translation (SAT).
This is for ATA disks that have a SCSI to ATA Translation (SAT) Layer	This is for ATA disks that have a SCSI to ATA Translation (SAT) Layer
(SATL) between the disk and the operating system.	(SATL) between the disk and the operating system.
Line 356 SAT defines two ATA PASS THROUGH SCSI commands, one 12	Line 386 SAT defines two ATA PASS THROUGH SCSI commands, one 12
the other 16 bytes long. The default is the 16 byte variant which can be	the other 16 bytes long. The default is the 16 byte variant which can be
overridden with either \'\-d sat,12\' or \'\-d sat,16\'.	overridden with either \'\-d sat,12\' or \'\-d sat,16\'.

	[NEW EXPERIMENTAL SMARTD FEATURE] If \'-d sat,auto\' is specified,
	device type SAT (for ATA/SATA disks) is
	only used if the SCSI INQUIRY data reports a SATL (VENDOR: "ATA ").
	Otherwise device type SCSI (for SCSI/SAS disks) is used.

.I usbcypress	.I usbcypress
\- this device type is for ATA disks that are behind a Cypress USB to PATA	\- this device type is for ATA disks that are behind a Cypress USB to PATA
bridge. This will use the ATACB proprietary scsi pass through command.	bridge. This will use the ATACB proprietary scsi pass through command.
Line 414 logical device corresponding to the particular physica	Line 449 logical device corresponding to the particular physica
Please see the \fBsmartctl\fP(8) man page for further details.	Please see the \fBsmartctl\fP(8) man page for further details.

.\" %ENDIF OS FreeBSD Linux	.\" %ENDIF OS FreeBSD Linux
.\" %IF OS Linux FreeBSD	.\" %IF OS FreeBSD Linux Windows Cygwin
.I areca,N	.I areca,N
\- [Linux and FreeBSD only] the device consists of one or more SATA disks connected to an	\- [FreeBSD, Linux, Windows and Cygwin only] the device consists of one or more SATA disks
Areca SATA RAID controller. The positive integer N (in the range from 1 to	connected to an Areca SATA RAID controller. The positive integer N (in the range
24 inclusive) denotes which disk on the controller is monitored.	from 1 to 24 inclusive) denotes which disk on the controller is monitored.
In log files and email messages this disk will be identifed as	In log files and email messages this disk will be identifed as
areca_disk_XX with XX in the range from 01 to 24 inclusive.	areca_disk_XX with XX in the range from 01 to 24 inclusive.
Please see the \fBsmartctl\fP(8) man page for further details.	Please see the \fBsmartctl\fP(8) man page for further details.

.\" %ENDIF OS Linux FreeBSD	.I areca,N/E
	\- [FreeBSD, Linux, Windows and Cygwin only] [NEW EXPERIMENTAL SMARTD FEATURE] the
	device consists of one or more SATA disks connected to an Areca SAS RAID controller.
	The integer N (range 1 to 128) denotes the channel (slot) and E (range
	1 to 8) denotes the enclosure.
	Important: This requires upcoming Areca SAS controller firmware version 1.51 or a
	recent beta version.

	.\" %ENDIF OS FreeBSD Linux Windows Cygwin
.\" %IF OS FreeBSD Linux	.\" %IF OS FreeBSD Linux
.I cciss,N	.I cciss,N
\- [FreeBSD and Linux only] the device consists of one or more SCSI/SAS disks	\- [FreeBSD and Linux only] the device consists of one or more SCSI/SAS or SATA disks
connected to a cciss RAID controller. The non-negative integer N (in the range	connected to a cciss RAID controller. The non-negative integer N (in the range
from 0 to 15 inclusive) denotes which disk on the controller is monitored.	from 0 to 15 inclusive) denotes which disk on the controller is monitored.
In log files and email messages this disk will be identified as cciss_disk_XX	In log files and email messages this disk will be identified as cciss_disk_XX
Line 599 self\-test are ignored. The warning email counter is	Line 642 self\-test are ignored. The warning email counter is
number of failed self tests dropped to 0. This typically happens when	number of failed self tests dropped to 0. This typically happens when
an extended self\-test is run after all bad sectors have been reallocated.	an extended self\-test is run after all bad sectors have been reallocated.

.I offlinests	.I offlinests[,ns]
\- [ATA only] report if the Offline Data Collection status has changed	\- [ATA only] report if the Offline Data Collection status has changed
since the last check. The report will be logged as LOG_CRIT if the new	since the last check. The report will be logged as LOG_CRIT if the new
status indicates an error. With some drives the status often changes,	status indicates an error. With some drives the status often changes,
therefore \'\-l offlinests\' is not enabled by '\-a\' Directive.	therefore \'\-l offlinests\' is not enabled by '\-a\' Directive.
	.\" %IF NOT OS Cygwin Windows
	.\"! Appending \',ns\' (no standby) to this directive is not implemented
	.\"! on OS_MAN_FILTER.
	.\" %ENDIF NOT OS Cygwin Windows
	.\" %IF OS Cygwin Windows

.I selfteststs	[Windows and Cygwin only] If \',ns\' (no standby) is appended to this
	directive, smartd disables system auto standby as long as an Offline
	Data Collection is in progress. See \'\-l selfteststs,ns\' below.
	.\" %ENDIF OS Cygwin Windows

	.I selfteststs[,ns]
\- [ATA only] report if the Self-Test execution status has changed	\- [ATA only] report if the Self-Test execution status has changed
since the last check. The report will be logged as LOG_CRIT if the new	since the last check. The report will be logged as LOG_CRIT if the new
status indicates an error.	status indicates an error.
	.\" %IF NOT OS Cygwin Windows
	.\"! Appending \',ns\' (no standby) to this directive is not implemented
	.\"! on OS_MAN_FILTER.
	.\" %ENDIF NOT OS Cygwin Windows
	.\" %IF OS Cygwin Windows

	[Windows and Cygwin only] If \',ns\' (no standby) is appended to this
	directive, smartd disables system auto standby as long as a Self-Test
	is in progress. This prevents that a Self-Test is aborted because the
	OS sets the system to a standby/sleep mode when idle. Smartd check
	interval (\'\-i\' option) should be shorter than the configured idle
	timeout. Auto standby is not disabled if the system is running on
	battery.
	.\" %ENDIF OS Cygwin Windows

.I scterc,READTIME,WRITETIME	.I scterc,READTIME,WRITETIME
\- [ATA only] [NEW EXPERIMENTAL SMARTD FEATURE] sets the SCT Error	\- [ATA only] sets the SCT Error Recovery Control settings to the specified
Recovery Control settings to the specified values (deciseconds)	values (deciseconds) when \fBsmartd\fP starts up and has no further effect.
when \fBsmartd\fP starts up and has no further effect.
Values of 0 disable the feature, other values less than 65 are probably	Values of 0 disable the feature, other values less than 65 are probably
not supported. For RAID configurations, this is typically set to	not supported. For RAID configurations, this is typically set to
70,70 deciseconds.	70,70 deciseconds.
[Please see the \fBsmartctl \-l scterc\fP command-line option.]	[Please see the \fBsmartctl \-l scterc\fP command-line option.]

.TP	.TP
	.B -e NAME[,VALUE]
	[NEW EXPERIMENTAL SMARTD FEATURE] Sets non\-SMART device settings
	when \fBsmartd\fP starts up and has no further effect.
	[Please see the \fBsmartctl \-\-set\fP command-line option.]
	Valid arguments are:

	.I aam,[N\|off]
	\- [ATA only] Sets the Automatic Acoustic Management (AAM) feature.

	.I apm,[N\|off]
	\- [ATA only] Sets the Advanced Power Management (APM) feature.

	.I lookahead,[on\|off]
	\- [ATA only] Sets the read look-ahead feature.

	.I security-freeze
	\- [ATA only] Sets ATA Security feature to frozen mode.

	.I standby,[N\|off]
	\- [ATA only] Sets the standby (spindown) timer and places the drive in the
	IDLE mode.

	.I wcache,[on\|off]
	\- [ATA only] Sets the volatile write cache feature.

	.TP
.B \-s REGEXP	.B \-s REGEXP
Run Self-Tests or Offline Immediate Tests, at scheduled times. A	Run Self-Tests or Offline Immediate Tests, at scheduled times. A
Self- or Offline Immediate Test will be run at the end of periodic	Self- or Offline Immediate Test will be run at the end of periodic
Line 641 The LBA range is based on the first span from the last	Line 733 The LBA range is based on the first span from the last
See the \fBsmartctl \-t select,[next\|redo\|cont]\fP options for	See the \fBsmartctl \-t select,[next\|redo\|cont]\fP options for
further info.	further info.

[NEW EXPERIMENTAL SMARTD FEATURE] Some disks (e.g. WD) do not preserve	Some disks (e.g. WD) do not preserve the selective self test log accross
the selective self test log accross power cycles. If state persistence	power cycles. If state persistence (\'\-s\' option) is enabled, the last
(\'\-s\' option) is enabled, the last test span is preserved by smartd	test span is preserved by smartd and used if (and only if) the selective
and used if (and only if) the selective self test log is empty.	self test log is empty.

.IP \fBMM\fP 4	.IP \fBMM\fP 4
is the month of the year, expressed with two decimal digits. The	is the month of the year, expressed with two decimal digits. The
Line 1050 or age of the device has exceeded its intended design	Line 1142 or age of the device has exceeded its intended design
.TP	.TP
.B \-p	.B \-p
[ATA only] Report anytime that a Prefail Attribute has changed	[ATA only] Report anytime that a Prefail Attribute has changed
its value since the last check, 30 minutes ago. [Please see the	its value since the last check. [Please see the
.B smartctl \-A	.B smartctl \-A
command-line option.]	command-line option.]
.TP	.TP
.B \-u	.B \-u
[ATA only] Report anytime that a Usage Attribute has changed its value	[ATA only] Report anytime that a Usage Attribute has changed its value
since the last check, 30 minutes ago. [Please see the	since the last check. [Please see the
.B smartctl \-A	.B smartctl \-A
command-line option.]	command-line option.]
.TP	.TP
Line 1208 reports are disabled (\'-W 0\').	Line 1300 reports are disabled (\'-W 0\').

To track temperature changes of at least 2 degrees, use:	To track temperature changes of at least 2 degrees, use:
.nf	.nf
\fB \-W 2	.B \-W 2
.fi	.fi
To log informal messages on temperatures of at least 40 degrees, use:	To log informal messages on temperatures of at least 40 degrees, use:
.nf	.nf
\fB \-W 0,40	.B \-W 0,40
.fi	.fi
For warning messages/mails on temperatures of at least 45 degrees, use:	For warning messages/mails on temperatures of at least 45 degrees, use:
.nf	.nf
\fB \-W 0,0,45	.B \-W 0,0,45
.fi	.fi
To combine all of the above reports, use:	To combine all of the above reports, use:
.nf	.nf
\fB \-W 2,40,45	.B \-W 2,40,45
.fi	.fi

For ATA devices, smartd interprets Attribute 194 as Temperature Celsius	For ATA devices, smartd interprets Attribute 194 as Temperature Celsius

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