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Smartmontools
__NOTOC__ smartmontools (S.M.A.R.T. Monitoring Tools) is a set of utility programs (smartctl and smartd) to control and monitor computer storage systems using the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) system built into most modern (P)ATA, Serial ATA, SCSI/SAS and NVMe hard drives. smartmontools displays early warning signs of hard drive problems detected by S.M.A.R.T., often giving notice of impending failure while it is still possible to back data up. From late 2010 ATA Error Recovery Control configuration has been supported by smartmontools, allowing it to configure many desktop- and laptop-class hard drives for use in a RAID array and vice versa. Most Linux distributions provide the smartmontools package.
Article summary
__NOTOC__ smartmontools (S.M.A.R.T. Monitoring Tools) is a set of utility programs (smartctl and smartd) to control and monitor computer storage systems using the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) system built into most modern (P)ATA, Serial ATA, SCSI/SAS and NVMe hard drives. smartmontools displays early warning signs of hard drive problems detected by S.M.A.R.T., often giving notice of impending failure while it is still possible to back data up. From late 2010 ATA Error Recovery Control configuration has been supported by smartmontools, allowing it to configure many desktop- and laptop-class hard drives for use in a RAID array and vice versa. Most Linux distributions provide the smartmontools package.
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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