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'''smartmontools''' is a package which provides tools for monitoring drives which support the [[wikipedia:Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology|S.M.A.R.T.]] system for monitoring hard drive health.

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It includes the '''smartd''' and '''smartctl''' programs. smartd can be enabled on NixOS systems with the {{Nixos:option|services.smartd}} module.

== Locating devices ==

It is important to use persistent methods of identification for disks, as device nodes are arbitrary and subject to change. The following command will print a list of storage devices, as well as partitions contained on them. When configuring smartd, you should use entries that are '''not''' suffixed with "-partX", as they refer to whole disks.

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~~== Locating devices ==~~

It is important to use persistent methods of identification for disks, as device nodes are arbitrary and subject to change. The following command will print a list of storage devices, as well as partitions contained on them. When configuring smartd, you should use entries that are '''not''' suffixed with "-partX", as they refer to whole disks. <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">

ls /dev/disk/by-id/

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== Example ==

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[[Category:Hardware]]

[[Category:Applications]]

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 It includes the '''smartd''' and '''smartctl''' programs. smartd can be enabled on NixOS systems with the {{Nixos:option|services.smartd}} module.
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+It is important to use persistent methods of identification for disks, as device nodes are arbitrary and subject to change. The following command will print a list of storage devices, as well as partitions contained on them. When configuring smartd, you should use entries that are '''not''' suffixed with "-partX", as they refer to whole disks.
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 ls /dev/disk/by-id/
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