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Useful smartctl commands

View SMART test results

smartctl -l selftest /dev/da0

View SMART data

smartctl -A /dev/da0

View Disk Info

smartctl -i /dev/da0

Health Assessment

smartctl -H /dev/da0

Perform SMART Test on drive

smartctl -t short /dev/da0

or

smartctl -t long /dev/da0

Note: that the long test can take quite a bit of time.

Cancel a running test

smartctl /X /dev/da0

Check testing times

smartctl -c /dev/da0

This will display the approximate times it takes to perform various SMART tests.