samrtd.conf - smartmontools daemon configuration

samrtd.conf

/dev/sda         \ # The device to monitor
 -a              \ # Implies all standard testing and reporting.
 -n standby,10,q \ # Don't spin up disk if it is currently spun down
                 \ #   unless it is 10th attempt in a row. 
                 \ #   Don't report unsuccessful attempts anyway.
 -o on           \ # Automatic offline tests (usually every 4 hours).
 -S on           \ # Attribute autosave (I don't really understand
                 \ #   what it is for. If you can explain it to me
                 \ #   please drop me a line.
 -R 194          \ # Show real temperature in the logs.
 -R 231          \ # The same as above.
 -I 194          \ # Ignore temperature attribute changes
 -W 3,50,50      \ # Notify if the temperature changes 3 degrees
                 \ #   comparing to the last check or if
                 \ #   the temperature exceeds 50 degrees.
 -s (S/../.././02|L/../../1/22) \ # short test: every day between 2-3am
                                \ # long test every Monday between 10pm-2am
                                \ # (Long test takes a lot of time
                                \ # and it should be finished before
                                \ # daily short test starts.
                                \ # At 3am every day this disk will be
                                \ # utilized heavily as a backup storage)
 -m root         \ # To whom we should send mails.
 -M exec /usr/share/smartmontools/smartd-runner # standard debian script

/dev/sda -a -n standby,10,q -o on -S on -R 194 -R 231 -I 194 -W 3,50,50 -s (S/../.././02|L/../../1/22) -m root -M exec /usr/share/smartmontools/smartd-runner