[[Rsync de backup]] portinstall sysutils/smartmontools /bin/mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/periodic/daily install -o root -g wheel -m 555 /usr/ports/sysutils/smartmontools/work/smart /usr/local/etc/periodic/daily/smart smartmontools has been installed To check the status of drives, use the following: /usr/local/sbin/smartctl -a /dev/ad0 for first ATA/SATA drive /usr/local/sbin/smartctl -a /dev/da0 for first SCSI drive /usr/local/sbin/smartctl -a /dev/ada0 for first SATA drive To include drive health information in your daily status reports, add a line like the following to /etc/periodic.conf: daily_status_smart_devices="/dev/ad0 /dev/da0" substituting the appropriate device names for your SMART-capable disks. To enable drive monitoring, you can use /usr/local/sbin/smartd. A sample configuration file has been installed as /usr/local/etc/smartd.conf.sample Copy this file to /usr/local/etc/smartd.conf and edit appropriately To have smartd start at boot echo 'smartd_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf ===> Compressing manual pages for smartmontools-5.42_4 ===> Registering installation for smartmontools-5.42_4 ===> Cleaning for smartmontools-5.42_4 http://nhh.mo-blog.jp/ttt/2006/06/smartmontools_0720.html