I've noticed that smartmontools often shows a drive as healthy even though it has a ton of reallocated sectors and is having real world issues.
Any thoughts?
Code:
smartctl version 5.30 Copyright (C) 2002-4 Bruce Allen
Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Device Model: IC35L040AVER07-0
Serial Number: SXPTXHZ1686
Firmware Version: ER4OA45A
Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is: 5
ATA Standard is: ATA/ATAPI-5 T13 1321D revision 1
Local Time is: Mon Nov 20 09:27:15 2006 CST
==> WARNING: IBM Deskstar 60GXP drives may need upgraded SMART firmware.
Please see http://www.geocities.com/dtla_update/index.html#rel
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled
=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status: (0x84) Offline data collection activity was
suspended by an interrupting command from host.
Auto Offline Data Collection: Enabled.
Self-test execution status: ( 0) The previous self-test routine completed
without error or no self-test has ever
been run.
Total time to complete Offline
data collection: (1383) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities: (0x1b) SMART execute Offline immediate.
Auto Offline data collection on/off support.
Suspend Offline collection upon new
command.
Offline surface scan supported.
Self-test supported.
No Conveyance Self-test supported.
No Selective Self-test supported.
SMART capabilities: (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering
power-saving mode.
Supports SMART auto save timer.
Error logging capability: (0x01) Error logging supported.
No General Purpose Logging support.
Short self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 1) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 23) minutes.
SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x000b 100 100 060 Pre-fail Always - 0
2 Throughput_Performance 0x0005 136 136 050 Pre-fail Offline - 320
3 Spin_Up_Time 0x0007 174 174 024 Pre-fail Always - 108 (Average 144)
4 Start_Stop_Count 0x0012 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 78
5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 095 095 005 Pre-fail Always - 237
7 Seek_Error_Rate 0x000b 100 100 067 Pre-fail Always - 0
8 Seek_Time_Performance 0x0005 134 134 020 Pre-fail Offline - 32
9 Power_On_Hours 0x0012 095 095 000 Old_age Always - 40898
10 Spin_Retry_Count 0x0013 100 100 060 Pre-fail Always - 0
12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 47
192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032 100 100 050 Old_age Always - 78
193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0012 100 100 050 Old_age Always - 78
194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0002 177 177 000 Old_age Always - 31 (Lifetime Min/Max 15/56)
196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032 095 095 000 Old_age Always - 263
197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0022 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 14
198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0008 100 100 000 Old_age Offline - 0
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x000a 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0
SMART Error Log Version: 1
ATA Error Count: 351 (device log contains only the most recent five errors)
CR = Command Register [HEX]
FR = Features Register [HEX]
SC = Sector Count Register [HEX]
SN = Sector Number Register [HEX]
CL = Cylinder Low Register [HEX]
CH = Cylinder High Register [HEX]
DH = Device/Head Register [HEX]
DC = Device Command Register [HEX]
ER = Error register [HEX]
ST = Status register [HEX]
Timestamp = decimal seconds since the previous disk power-on.
Note: timestamp "wraps" after 2^32 msec = 49.710 days.
Error 351 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 16969 hours
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 51 ed fc 56 0b e2 Error: UNC 237 sectors at LBA = 0x020b56fc = 34297596
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Timestamp Command/Feature_Name
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --------- --------------------
c8 00 f8 f1 56 0b e2 00 3594346.020 READ DMA
c8 00 08 e9 56 0b e2 00 3594345.620 READ DMA
c8 00 f8 f1 55 0b e2 00 3594345.320 READ DMA
c8 00 08 e9 55 0b e2 00 3594345.120 READ DMA
c8 00 f8 f1 54 0b e2 00 3594345.120 READ DMA
Error 350 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 16812 hours
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 51 0b 76 56 07 e2 Error: UNC 11 sectors at LBA = 0x02075676 = 34035318
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Timestamp Command/Feature_Name
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --------- --------------------
c8 00 e0 a1 55 07 e2 00 3030019.920 READ DMA
c8 00 e8 99 55 07 e2 00 3030014.220 READ DMA
c8 00 f0 91 55 07 e2 00 3030008.420 READ DMA
c8 00 f8 89 55 07 e2 00 3030002.920 READ DMA
c8 00 08 81 55 07 e2 00 3030002.720 READ DMA
Error 349 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 16812 hours
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 51 0b 76 56 07 e2 Error: UNC 11 sectors at LBA = 0x02075676 = 34035318
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Timestamp Command/Feature_Name
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --------- --------------------
c8 00 e8 99 55 07 e2 00 3030014.220 READ DMA
c8 00 f0 91 55 07 e2 00 3030008.420 READ DMA
c8 00 f8 89 55 07 e2 00 3030002.920 READ DMA
c8 00 08 81 55 07 e2 00 3030002.720 READ DMA
c8 00 f8 89 54 07 e2 00 3030002.720 READ DMA
Error 348 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 16812 hours
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 51 0b 76 56 07 e2 Error: UNC 11 sectors at LBA = 0x02075676 = 34035318
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Timestamp Command/Feature_Name
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --------- --------------------
c8 00 f0 91 55 07 e2 00 3030008.420 READ DMA
c8 00 f8 89 55 07 e2 00 3030002.920 READ DMA
c8 00 08 81 55 07 e2 00 3030002.720 READ DMA
c8 00 f8 89 54 07 e2 00 3030002.720 READ DMA
c8 00 08 81 54 07 e2 00 3030002.420 READ DMA
Error 347 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 16812 hours
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 51 0c 75 56 07 e2 Error: UNC 12 sectors at LBA = 0x02075675 = 34035317
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Timestamp Command/Feature_Name
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --------- --------------------
c8 00 f8 89 55 07 e2 00 3030002.920 READ DMA
c8 00 08 81 55 07 e2 00 3030002.720 READ DMA
c8 00 f8 89 54 07 e2 00 3030002.720 READ DMA
c8 00 08 81 54 07 e2 00 3030002.420 READ DMA
c8 00 f8 89 53 07 e2 00 3030002.420 READ DMA
SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
Num Test_Description Status Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error
# 1 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 27 -
# 2 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 11 -
# 3 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 3 -