Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 06:49:26 -0500 (CDT) From: Bruce Allen <ballen@gravity.phys.uwm.edu> To: Douglas Gilbert <dougg@torque.net> Cc: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: smartmontools port Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0306020647430.9509-100000@dirac.phys.uwm.edu> In-Reply-To: <3EDAD5B6.5040308@torque.net>
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I wanted to point out that the person who did the FreeBSD port, Ben Gras <ben@scum.org> is now a smartmontools developer, and has write access to the smartmontools CVS archive. Cheers, Bruce On Mon, 2 Jun 2003, Douglas Gilbert wrote: > "The smartmontools package contains two utility > programs (smartctl and smartd) to control and > monitor storage systems using the Self-Monitoring, > Analysis and Reporting Technology System (S.M.A.R.T.) > built into most modern ATA and SCSI hard disks." > See http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net for more > details. > > Currently it only supports Linux but the maintainer, > Bruce Allen <ballen@gravity.phys.uwm.edu>, has > received patches for a FreeBSD port for ATA disks. > [Those patches are not in the project's CVS yet.] > > As yet no-one has proposed or offered any patches for > a FreeBSD port of the SCSI code. For SCSI specific > information about smartmontools together with examples > see this url: > http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/smartmontools_scsi.html > > I have rewritten the SCSI command handling code and > Kai Makisara has added code to support the TapeAlert > mechanism. The Linux SCSI command handling details > are hidden behind a CAM like structure. > This should facilitate a clean port of this code. > Other broader issues would need addressing (e.g. the > assumptions made at higher levels about device names > being SCSI or ATA devices). > > If anyone wishes to volunteer or look at this please > contact me or Bruce. We would also be interested if > FreeBSD has any other utilities that provide SMART > facilities. > > Doug Gilbert > >
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