John Drescher wrote: > I would say this is true for smart PASS / FAIL but if you look at the > raw SMART data you can use this to predict failure before it totally > fails.
I agree but they don't do that. > At least I have been able to predict this for the 10 to 20 > drives that have died here at work since 2009. I haven't had as many die as you have (Do your users kick their computers around the room?) but my experience matches yours when looking at changes in the raw data. The problem is I haven't had enough die to put 100% certainty on it so I tend to rely on smartd's output. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
