= KVM Host S.M.A.R.T =

The S.M.A.R.T system is used in almost all disks today, and is in many cases able to report that a disk is about to fail, before it really fails. Using the S.M.A.R.T features we can make sure that we replace the faulty hardware before it becomes a real problem.

Install the `smartmontools` package.

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apt-get install smartmontools
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Edit `/etc/smartd.conf` and comment the DEVICESCAN line.

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#DEVICESCAN -d removable -n standby -m root -M exec /usr/share/smartmontools/smartd-runner
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Add the following to the end of the file

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/dev/sdc -d ata -l error -l xerror -l selftest -s L/../../4/04 -m root -M daily -f
/dev/sdd -d ata -l error -l xerror -l selftest -s L/../../4/04 -m root -M daily -f
}}}

Restart the `smartd` service.

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service smartd restart
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