Burn-in Test for new HDDs

hdd-burn-in-test.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Make sure the script is being run as root
if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
    echo "This script must be run as root"
    exit 1
fi

# Iterate through the hard drives
for i in {b..f}; do
    # Set the device path
    device="/dev/sd$i"

    # Check if the device exists
    if [ -e "$device" ]; then
        (
            echo "Testing $device..."

            # Perform SMART short self-test
            smartctl -t short $device

            # Wait for the SMART self-test to complete
            while true; do
                output=$(smartctl -l selftest $device)
                if ! grep -q "Self-test routine in progress" <<<"$output"; then
                    break
                fi
                sleep 1
            done

            # Perform SMART conveyance self-test
            smartctl -t conveyance $device

            # Wait for the SMART self-test to complete
            while true; do
                output=$(smartctl -l selftest $device)
                if ! grep -q "Self-test routine in progress" <<<"$output"; then
                    break
                fi
                sleep 1
            done

            # Perform SMART long self-test
            smartctl -t long $device

            # Wait for the SMART self-test to complete
            while true; do
                output=$(smartctl -l selftest $device)
                if ! grep -q "Self-test routine in progress" <<<"$output"; then
                    break
                fi
                sleep 1
            done

            # Perform bad blocks testing
            badblocks -wsv $device
        ) &

    else
        echo "$device does not exist"
    fi
done

# Wait for all processes to complete
wait

echo "Burn-in test complete!"