hard disk behavior
Erich Dollansky
erichfreebsdlist at ovitrap.com
Wed Feb 29 17:38:46 UTC 2012
Hi,
On Thursday 01 March 2012 00:18:03 jb wrote:
> I very often hear this metallic (mechanical) clicking from my hard disk when
> it is active. I experience this behavior under FreeBSD only (not other OSs).
> Is there any way to figure out what it means ?
> Any other tools, except SMART below, to try ? What to look for ?
>
nothing seems to be wrong with the disk from my point of view.
I have no idea what causes the noise. What is the machine doing when you hear it?
Erich
> # /usr/local/sbin/smartctl -a /dev/ada0
> smartctl 5.42 2011-10-20 r3458 [FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE i386] (local build)
> Copyright (C) 2002-11 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net
>
> === START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
> Model Family: Western Digital Scorpio Blue Serial ATA
> Device Model: WDC WD1600BEVS-08RST2
> Serial Number: WD-WXC308897633
> LU WWN Device Id: 5 0014ee 2abfdb88c
> Firmware Version: 11.01G11
> User Capacity: 160,041,885,696 bytes [160 GB]
> Sector Size: 512 bytes logical/physical
> 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: Wed Feb 29 18:01:06 2012 CET
> 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
>
> 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: ( 6780) seconds.
> Offline data collection
> capabilities: (0x7b) SMART execute Offline immediate.
> Auto Offline data collection on/off support.
> Suspend Offline collection upon new
> command.
> Offline surface scan supported.
> Self-test supported.
> 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: ( 87) minutes.
> Conveyance self-test routine
> recommended polling time: ( 6) minutes.
> SCT capabilities: (0x103f) SCT Status supported.
> SCT Error Recovery Control supported.
> SCT Feature Control supported.
> SCT Data Table supported.
>
> SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16
> 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 200 200 051 Pre-fail Always -
> 0
> 3 Spin_Up_Time 0x0003 188 188 021 Pre-fail Always -
> 1558
> 4 Start_Stop_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always -
> 972
> 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 200 200 140 Pre-fail Always -
> 0
> 7 Seek_Error_Rate 0x000f 200 200 051 Pre-fail Always -
> 0
> 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 087 087 000 Old_age Always -
> 10148
> 10 Spin_Retry_Count 0x0013 100 100 051 Pre-fail Always -
> 0
> 11 Calibration_Retry_Count 0x0012 100 100 051 Old_age Always -
> 0
> 12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always -
> 773
> 192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always -
> 29
> 193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 001 001 000 Old_age Always -
> 779337
> 194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0022 115 104 000 Old_age Always -
> 32
> 196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always -
> 0
> 197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0012 200 200 000 Old_age Always -
> 0
> 198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0010 100 253 000 Old_age Offline -
> 0
> 199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x003e 200 200 000 Old_age Always -
> 0
> 200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate 0x0009 100 253 051 Pre-fail Offline -
> 0
>
> SMART Error Log Version: 1
> No Errors Logged
>
> 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% 8212 -
>
> 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.
>
> [root at localhost /home/jb]#
> # /usr/local/sbin/smartctl -t short /dev/ada0smartctl 5.42 2011-10-20 r3458
> [FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE i386] (local build)
> Copyright (C) 2002-11 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net
>
> === START OF OFFLINE IMMEDIATE AND SELF-TEST SECTION ===
> Sending command: "Execute SMART Short self-test routine immediately in off-line
> mode".
> Drive command "Execute SMART Short self-test routine immediately in off-line
> mode" successful.
> Testing has begun.
> Please wait 2 minutes for test to complete.
> Test will complete after Wed Feb 29 18:12:35 2012
>
> Use smartctl -X to abort test.
> [root at localhost /home/jb]# /usr/local/sbin/smartctl -H /dev/ada0
> smartctl 5.42 2011-10-20 r3458 [FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE i386] (local build)
> Copyright (C) 2002-11 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net
>
> === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
> SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
>
> [root at localhost /home/jb]#
> jb
>
>
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