update::
The boxes can be remotely/ssh accessed, so it would be easier if
there's a solution that could allow us to simply run software tests
over the net, to the boxes/drives that are installed/formatted if
possible!!
thanks again!!
On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 10:39 AM, bruce <badouglas(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Morning --
Got a situation where we have a number of used/older dell boxes
running centos/fedora (should be the same process of testing the
drives).
Some of the boxes have already had the OS installed/drive
formatted/patitioned/etc.. Some have dual drives.
We realized that we should have tested each drive prior to
installing/formatting/etc..
So, now we're wondering what's the best/god way to test the drives.
We'd like to put together a basic process to allow us to test the
given drive, preferably with the drive in the box/running/formatted so
we don't have to test the drive in a separate box!!
So, any input we can get on software to use, articles to review, etc
in order to get a stable test process to get a good idea of the health
of our drives would be cool
Issues to consider::
-We have running drives, that are partitioned/formatted
-we have drives in systems that we haven't started to use
some primary formatted/some are installed as 2nd drives
we need a way to be able to test all of the drives, preferably
without taking the drive(s) out of a box and testing them in a separate box
Concern is/are:
-bad sectors/blocks
-health of drive
-capacity of drive
-etc..
we've looked into hdparam/smartctl
thanks guys!