Disk SMART Status Test
SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) is built into hard drives and SSDs to detect and report signs of hardware failure such as bad sectors, reallocation events, or read/write errors before they cause total disk failure. SMART provides proactive warning of potential disk failures, allowing timely backups and disk replacements before data loss or system downtime occurs. This significantly decreases the risk of sudden data loss, unplanned downtime, and system instability. By tracking the SMART status regularly, administrators can easily check how healthy a disk drive is and detect early signs of disk failure. The Disk SMART Status test can help administrators in this regard!
This test monitors the SMART status of every disk on the target host. Using the status reported by this test, administrators are proactively alerted to potential disk issues such as reallocated sectors, read/write errors, or temperature spikes, before they lead to data loss or system downtime. This also helps in planning timely backups, scheduling disk replacements, and maintaining overall system health.
Target of the test : Windows system
Agent deploying the test : An internal agent
Outputs of the test : One set of results for each physical/logical disk partition on the host monitored
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Test Period |
How often should the test be executed. |
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Host |
The host for which the test is to be configured. |
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Operational status |
Indicates the current operational status of this disk. |
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The values reported by this measure and its numeric equivalents are mentioned in the table below:
Note: By default, this measure reports the Measure Values listed in the table above to indicate the status of each disk. The graph of this measure however, represents the measure values using the numeric equivalents only. |
