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S.M.A.R.T. Tests

Describes the fields on the S.M.A.R.T. Test screen on FreeCORE.

TasksSMARTTestsAdd
Figure 1: Add recurring S.M.A.R.T. test

Name Description
Disks Select the disks to monitor from the dropdown list.
All Disks Select to monitor every disk on the system with S.M.A.R.T. enabled. Leave clear to choose individual disks on the Disks dropdown list to include in the test.
Type Select the test type from the dropdown list. Options are LONG, SHORT, CONVEYANCE or OFFLINE. See smartctl(8) for descriptions of each type. Some types degrade performance or take disks offline.
Description Enter information about the S.M.A.R.T. test.
Schedule Select a preset test schedule from the dropdown list. Select Custom to open the advanced scheduler and define a new schedule for running the test.