[vox-tech] Hard drive dying?

Bill Kendrick nbs at sonic.net
Tue Feb 24 14:46:29 PST 2009


On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 07:58:54PM -0800, Alex Mandel wrote:
> sudo smartctl -H /dev/sda

Gives me:


=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
Please note the following marginal Attributes:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME          FLAG     VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE      UPDATED  WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
190 Airflow_Temperature_Cel 0x0022   058   041   045    Old_age   Always   In_the_past 42 (Lifetime Min/Max 38/49)
240 Head_Flying_Hours       0x0000   000   000   000    Old_age   Offline  FAILING_NOW 179710021603702
241 Unknown_Attribute       0x0000   000   000   000    Old_age   Offline  FAILING_NOW 2384165937
242 Unknown_Attribute       0x0000   000   000   000    Old_age   Offline  FAILING_NOW 30165814


So I'm getting "PASSED", plus "FAILING_NOW"...?


> Gives you the basic yes/no
> 
> sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda

Attached as an attachment...  Looks like a bunch of
"Pre-fail" and "Old-age" reports...?

-bill!
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smartctl version 5.38 [i686-pc-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-8 Bruce Allen
Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family:     Seagate Momentus 7200.2
Device Model:     ST9120823ASG
Serial Number:    5NJ11W2Z
Firmware Version: 3.ADD
User Capacity:    120,034,123,776 bytes
Device is:        In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is:   7
ATA Standard is:  Exact ATA specification draft version not indicated
Local Time is:    Tue Feb 24 14:45:52 2009 PST
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled

=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
See vendor-specific Attribute list for marginal Attributes.

General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status:  (0x00)	Offline data collection activity
					was never started.
					Auto Offline Data Collection: Disabled.
Self-test execution status:      (   0)	The previous self-test routine completed
					without error or no self-test has ever 
					been run.
Total time to complete Offline 
data collection: 		 ( 426) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities: 			 (0x53) SMART execute Offline immediate.
					Auto Offline data collection on/off support.
					Suspend Offline collection upon new
					command.
					No Offline surface scan supported.
					Self-test supported.
					No Conveyance Self-test supported.
					Selective Self-test supported.
SMART capabilities:            (0x0003)	Saves SMART data before entering
					power-saving mode.
					Supports SMART auto save timer.
Error logging capability:        (0x01)	Error logging supported.
					General Purpose Logging supported.
Short self-test routine 
recommended polling time: 	 (   2) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time: 	 ( 111) minutes.
SCT capabilities: 	       (0x0035)	SCT Status supported.
					SCT Feature Control supported.
					SCT Data Table supported.

SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 10
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME          FLAG     VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE      UPDATED  WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
  1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate     0x000f   100   253   006    Pre-fail  Always       -       0
  3 Spin_Up_Time            0x0003   099   098   085    Pre-fail  Always       -       0
  4 Start_Stop_Count        0x0032   100   100   020    Old_age   Always       -       485
  5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct   0x0033   098   098   036    Pre-fail  Always       -       111
  7 Seek_Error_Rate         0x000f   072   060   030    Pre-fail  Always       -       17241171744
  9 Power_On_Hours          0x0032   095   095   000    Old_age   Always       -       4449
 10 Spin_Retry_Count        0x0013   100   100   034    Pre-fail  Always       -       0
 12 Power_Cycle_Count       0x0032   100   100   020    Old_age   Always       -       495
187 Reported_Uncorrect      0x0032   001   001   000    Old_age   Always       -       245
189 High_Fly_Writes         0x003a   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
190 Airflow_Temperature_Cel 0x0022   058   041   045    Old_age   Always   In_the_past 42 (Lifetime Min/Max 38/49)
191 G-Sense_Error_Rate      0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       1
192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       400
193 Load_Cycle_Count        0x0022   001   001   000    Old_age   Always       -       464085
194 Temperature_Celsius     0x001a   042   059   000    Old_age   Always       -       42 (0 17 0 0)
195 Hardware_ECC_Recovered  0x0012   065   060   000    Old_age   Always       -       243810737
197 Current_Pending_Sector  0x0010   100   100   000    Old_age   Offline      -       9
198 Offline_Uncorrectable   0x003e   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       9
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count    0x0000   200   200   000    Old_age   Offline      -       0
200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate   0x0032   100   253   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
202 TA_Increase_Count       0x0000   100   253   000    Old_age   Offline      -       0
240 Head_Flying_Hours       0x0000   000   000   000    Old_age   Offline  FAILING_NOW 247518965272950
241 Unknown_Attribute       0x0000   000   000   000    Old_age   Offline  FAILING_NOW 2384167521
242 Unknown_Attribute       0x0000   000   000   000    Old_age   Offline  FAILING_NOW 30185294
254 Unknown_Attribute       0x0000   001   001   000    Old_age   Offline      -       167

SMART Error Log Version: 1
ATA Error Count: 245 (device log contains only the most recent five errors)
	CR = Command Register [HEX]
	FR = Features Register [HEX]
	SC = Sector Count Register [HEX]
	SN = Sector Number Register [HEX]
	CL = Cylinder Low Register [HEX]
	CH = Cylinder High Register [HEX]
	DH = Device/Head Register [HEX]
	DC = Device Command Register [HEX]
	ER = Error register [HEX]
	ST = Status register [HEX]
Powered_Up_Time is measured from power on, and printed as
DDd+hh:mm:SS.sss where DD=days, hh=hours, mm=minutes,
SS=sec, and sss=millisec. It "wraps" after 49.710 days.

Error 245 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 4448 hours (185 days + 8 hours)
  When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

  After command completion occurred, registers were:
  ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
  -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  40 51 00 fa e5 30 e9  Error: UNC at LBA = 0x0930e5fa = 154199546

  Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
  CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC   Powered_Up_Time  Command/Feature_Name
  -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --  ----------------  --------------------
  c8 00 08 f6 e5 30 e9 00      08:29:12.864  READ DMA
  27 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00      08:29:18.513  READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS EXT
  ec 00 00 00 00 00 a0 00      08:29:18.513  IDENTIFY DEVICE
  ef 03 46 00 00 00 a0 00      08:29:18.512  SET FEATURES [Set transfer mode]
  27 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00      08:29:18.512  READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS EXT

Error 244 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 4448 hours (185 days + 8 hours)
  When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

  After command completion occurred, registers were:
  ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
  -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  40 51 00 fa e5 30 e9  Error: UNC at LBA = 0x0930e5fa = 154199546

  Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
  CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC   Powered_Up_Time  Command/Feature_Name
  -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --  ----------------  --------------------
  c8 00 08 f6 e5 30 e9 00      08:29:12.864  READ DMA
  27 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00      08:29:12.863  READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS EXT
  ec 00 00 00 00 00 a0 00      08:29:12.863  IDENTIFY DEVICE
  ef 03 46 00 00 00 a0 00      08:29:12.862  SET FEATURES [Set transfer mode]
  27 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00      08:29:09.970  READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS EXT

Error 243 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 4448 hours (185 days + 8 hours)
  When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

  After command completion occurred, registers were:
  ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
  -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  40 51 00 fa e5 30 e9  Error: UNC at LBA = 0x0930e5fa = 154199546

  Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
  CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC   Powered_Up_Time  Command/Feature_Name
  -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --  ----------------  --------------------
  c8 00 08 f6 e5 30 e9 00      08:29:12.864  READ DMA
  27 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00      08:29:12.863  READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS EXT
  ec 00 00 00 00 00 a0 00      08:29:12.863  IDENTIFY DEVICE
  ef 03 46 00 00 00 a0 00      08:29:12.862  SET FEATURES [Set transfer mode]
  27 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00      08:29:09.970  READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS EXT

Error 242 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 4448 hours (185 days + 8 hours)
  When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

  After command completion occurred, registers were:
  ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
  -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  40 51 00 fa e5 30 e9  Error: UNC at LBA = 0x0930e5fa = 154199546

  Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
  CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC   Powered_Up_Time  Command/Feature_Name
  -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --  ----------------  --------------------
  c8 00 08 f6 e5 30 e9 00      08:29:07.089  READ DMA
  27 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00      08:29:03.883  READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS EXT
  ec 00 00 00 00 00 a0 00      08:29:03.883  IDENTIFY DEVICE
  ef 03 46 00 00 00 a0 00      08:29:03.882  SET FEATURES [Set transfer mode]
  27 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00      08:29:09.970  READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS EXT

Error 241 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 4448 hours (185 days + 8 hours)
  When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

  After command completion occurred, registers were:
  ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
  -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  40 51 00 fa e5 30 e9  Error: UNC at LBA = 0x0930e5fa = 154199546

  Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
  CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC   Powered_Up_Time  Command/Feature_Name
  -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --  ----------------  --------------------
  c8 00 08 f6 e5 30 e9 00      08:29:07.089  READ DMA
  27 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00      08:29:03.883  READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS EXT
  ec 00 00 00 00 00 a0 00      08:29:03.883  IDENTIFY DEVICE
  ef 03 46 00 00 00 a0 00      08:29:03.882  SET FEATURES [Set transfer mode]
  27 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00      08:29:03.882  READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS EXT

SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
Num  Test_Description    Status                  Remaining  LifeTime(hours)  LBA_of_first_error
# 1  Short offline       Completed without error       00%         1         -
# 2  Short offline       Completed without error       00%         0         -
# 3  Short offline       Interrupted (host reset)      90%         0         -

SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1
 SPAN  MIN_LBA  MAX_LBA  CURRENT_TEST_STATUS
    1        0        0  Not_testing
    2        0        0  Not_testing
    3        0        0  Not_testing
    4        0        0  Not_testing
    5        0        0  Not_testing
Selective self-test flags (0x0):
  After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk.
If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay.



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