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==== 3.3 Check Drive Health and Additional Info ====

<pre>louis@happycloud:~$ sudo smartctl -i /dev/sdd
smartctl 7.4 2023-08-01 r5530 [x86_64-linux-6.8.0-47-generic] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-23, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

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Model Family:     Seagate IronWolf
Device Model:     ST8000VN004-2M2101
Serial Number:    WSD5725W
LU WWN Device Id: 5 000c50 0e3407989
Firmware Version: SC60
User Capacity:    8,001,563,222,016 bytes [8.00 TB]
Sector Sizes:     512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical
Rotation Rate:    7200 rpm
Form Factor:      3.5 inches
Device is:        In smartctl database 7.3/5528
ATA Version is:   ACS-4 (minor revision not indicated)
SATA Version is:  SATA 3.3, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 6.0 Gb/s)
Local Time is:    Wed Oct 23 21:10:14 2024 UTC
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled

louis@happycloud:~$ sudo smartctl -a /dev/sdd | grep -E 'Command_Timeout|Error_Rate';     echo &quot;&quot;; 
  1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate     0x000f   074   064   044    Pre-fail  Always       -       26263737
  7 Seek_Error_Rate         0x000f   089   060   045    Pre-fail  Always       -       766811756
188 Command_Timeout         0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       0</pre>
<blockquote>'''HINT''': Write down the serial numbers of your drives and which ports they’re connected to. If a drive fails, you’ll want to know exactly which physical drive to replace.
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