smart(8) Call for Testing

[Michael Dexter]

On 3/27/18 12:06 PM, Julian Elischer wrote:
> so you could say that this is the D.U.M.B  S.M.A.R.T  program?

:-)

FWIW: I have *never* once found the S.M.A.R.T. pass/fail to be of any 
use because the drive is usually toast before you see it[1]. Following 
the individual values is much more useful, especially if you have a 
stack of same-model drives and know that a few are new and a few old.

Michael

[1] "You don't need a weatherperson to know which way the wind blows."