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Updated: smartmontools-5.40-1


Version 5.40-1 of smartmontools has been uploaded.

http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/

Changes include:
- Other config entries may precede smartd DEVICESCAN.
- Option '-v' allows to specify byte order of attribute raw value
- Improved support for Intel SSDs.
- Improved support for SandForce based SSDs.
- Drive database is in a separate source file 'drivedb.h'
  which can be downloaded from SVN.
- USB ID info is now included in 'drivedb.h'.
- Many additions to drive database.
- New script 'update-smart-drivedb'.
- smartd directive '-l xerror' to check Extended Comprehensive
  SMART Error Log.
- smartctl option '-l scterc[,...]' to get/set the
  SCT Error Recovery Control time limit.
- smartctl option '-t vendor,N'.
- smartctl options '--scan, --scan-open'.
- Fix regression in smartctl option '-t select,M-N'.
- Fix regression in smartd SMARTD_DEVICE and SMARTD_DEVICETYPE
  environment variables.

For a full list of changes see NEWS and CHANGELOG in
/usr/share/doc/smartmontools
Please read the Windows and Cygwin sections in the files
INSTALL and WARNINGS.
For open issues see
http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/smartmontools/report

Description:

Smartmontools contains utility programs (smartctl, smartd) to
control/monitor storage systems using the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and
Reporting Technology System (S.M.A.R.T.) built into most modern ATA
and SCSI disks. In many cases, these utilities will provide advanced
warning of disk degradation and failure.

Smartctl is a command line utility designed to perform tasks such as
printing the SMART self-test and error logs, enabling and disabling
SMART automatic testing, and initiating device self-tests.

Smartd is a daemon that monitors the drives every 30 minutes
(configurable), logs SMART errors and changes of SMART Attributes via
the syslog interface.
Smartd can also be configured to schedule self-tests and send email
warnings or run other scripts if problems are detected.
On Cygwin, smartd can be run as a windows service via cygrunsrv.

Christian Franke

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