Detect Drive failure before it hhapens

[Sorin Srbu]

Krishnaprasad_K at Dell.com <mailto:Krishnaprasad_K at Dell.com> scribbled on
Thursday, November 29, 2007 2:57 PM:

Exactly! 8-)



> Using smartd, you can monitor ur ATA devices
> 
> http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/man/smartd.8.html
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Krishnaprasad
> 
> 
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> [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 7:23 PM
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> Subject: RE: Detect Drive failure before it hhapens
> 
> Padiyath Sreekumaran <> scribbled on Thursday, November 29, 2007 2:46
> PM:
> 
>> Hello,
>> Iam looking for a Public Domain Program(if available) to
>> Detect drive failure before it happens.
> 
> Can't you use the built-in smartd?