Check Linux HDD before Failure

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Check Linux HDD using smartmontools

By juzhax On May 5, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Linux, Notes

I’m using CentOS, and I would like to check any READ / WRITE RAW error in my hard disk or not. I like to check it often to prevent any data lost.
to Install,
[root@server src]# yum install smartmontools
If run, using smartctl
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Check Linux HDD before Failure

By juzhax On August 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Linux, Notes

Some people blame that their server hard disk failure or bad sector. Actually can prevent this happen. You must understand the S.M.A.R.T that provide some informations in your hard disk. If any Raw Read Error Rate data is not 0 or more than 0, I suggest you change the hard disk now to prevent the [...]

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