[dba-Tech] S.M.A.R.T. monitoring

Jim Lawrence accessd at shaw.ca
Thu Nov 20 13:43:27 CST 2014


Hi Gustav: 

I hate to say it knowing your desire for "pure" environment but maybe you should investigate a Linux hybrid solution. There are a number of ways to do that:

http://www.howtogeek.com/170870/5-ways-to-run-linux-software-on-windows

As for an application that would have all the feature you need, I have not investigated further but I have never been disappointed especially when looking for system hardware or software management tools...this is where Linux excels.

Jim    

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 11:10:20 PM
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] S.M.A.R.T. monitoring

Hi Jim

No, and sadly the forum isn't responsive.

/gustav

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Sendt: 20. november 2014 07:07
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Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] S.M.A.R.T. monitoring

Hi Gustav:

Too bad, in all but the email Acronis DM does sound like excellent option. Does it even log entries of any kind? 

Jim 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 18 November, 2014 2:48:38 PM
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] S.M.A.R.T. monitoring

Hi Jim

It is for physical monitoring. I prefer a service that just "sits there" and alerts without you going to the console.

If just Acronis DM could send an e-mail, but it refuses stubbornly.

/gustav

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Sendt: 18. november 2014 19:51
Til: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] S.M.A.R.T. monitoring

Hi Gustav:

I am not sure whether you are asking for an application that monitors drive activity or whether you are interested in monitoring the physical well-being of hard drives. I have assumed the latter.

Check the following out: http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

The little app can be made to stay in memory and bootup at the start. There is an email process built in, that can send messages depending on thresholds you can set. That said you can make any program into a service...but it is not automatic. The program is also a little dated but it was designed to test hardware.

Note: A number of years ago I set it up on my Microsoft 2008 server and it worked reasonably well (It allowed me to isolated a failing external power supply; UPS)...it was that everything tended to be so stable that I finally removed the program from the bootup as it just used memory and wasn't really needed. But it is a good app for testing your computer with once in a while.

Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 2:28:26 AM
Subject: [dba-Tech] S.M.A.R.T. monitoring

Hi all

I'm looking for a utility that can run as a Windows service and monitor harddisks' S.M.A.R.T. log.
Any recommendations?

/gustav 

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