Installing and configuring S.M.A.R.T. in Centos.

Install the package:

yum install smartmontools

Add to startup and run the daemon:

chkconfig smartmontools on
service smartd start

Look, how many and what drives us in the system:

fdisk -l

View information about the disc /dev/sda:

smartctl -i /dev/sda

Enable S.M.A.R.T (if turned off):

smartctl -s on /dev/sda

Viewing values S.M.A.R.T. disc /dev/sda:

smartctl -A /dev/sda

In order to receive a notification e-mail if a problem occurs, you must file /etc/smartd.conf comment out:

DEVICESCAN -H -m root

and add to each available disk in the system line of the form:

/dev/sda -a -s (S/../../(1|3|6)/01|L) -m root @ domain.net -M diminishing

replacing root @ domain.net to your mailbox (no spaces).

restart the service:

service smartd restart

Now if you have a problem with the disc, you will receive a notification to your email.

In order to test the sending and receiving mail, you must file /etc/smartd.conf replace diminishing with test and restart the service. You should immediately receive an email. If not - check the settings of your mail server.