script to get hard disk health in fedora/ubuntu

2014-12-01 145 words 1 min read

Fedora Learning Linux

First, put this in a script.

#!/bin/bash

#Change as appropriate
HDD=sda

export sub="SmartCtl data for HDD"
echo 'To: <Your Email>
Sub: [Cron] $sub
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/html
Content-Disposition: inline

<html><pre>'


echo '<style>

hr {
    display: block;
    height: 1px;
    border: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
    margin: 1em 0;
    padding: 0;
}
</style>
'

echo '<h2>Errors on HDD:</h2>'
echo '<hr>'
sudo smartctl -l error  /dev/$HDD
echo '<h2>Health of HDD:</h2>'
echo '<hr>'
sudo smartctl -H  /dev/$HDD

echo '<h2>Detailed info</h2>'
echo '<hr>'
sudo smartctl -a -d ata /dev/$HDD

echo '<h2>Journalctl output for smartd</h2>'
echo '<hr>'

if [[ -f /etc/fedora-release ]]
then
journalctl -x --show-cursor -u smartd --since=yesterday
else
#This is for Ubuntu.. still using dmesg

dmesg -T -l err,crit,alert,emerg

fi


echo '<h2>All Details</h2>'
echo '<hr>'

sudo smartctl --xall /dev/$HDD


echo "Thanks for using Amit Agarwal's script"
echo '</pre></html>'

and then put this in cron:

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