smart extended offline tests
by mrmazda from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6NJ6M)
What triggers them? How often triggered is sensible? I have an ordinary cheap Silicon Power 256G that seems to be reporting too much time spent testing, a dozen or so tests over approximately 60 hours powered up:Code:SMART Extended Self-test Log Version: 1 (1 sectors)
Num Test_Description Status Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error
# 1 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 312 -
# 2 Extended offline Interrupted (host reset) 00% 312 -
# 3 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 310 -
# 4 Extended offline Interrupted (host reset) 00% 305 -
# 5 Short offline Completed without error 00% 304 -
# 6 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 302 -
# 7 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 299 -
# 8 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 294 -
# 9 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 287 -
#10 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 284 -
#11 Extended offline Interrupted (host reset) 00% 282 -
#12 Extended offline Interrupted (host reset) 00% 279 -
#13 Short offline Completed without error 00% 272 -
#14 Extended offline Interrupted (host reset) 00% 271 -
#15 Extended offline Interrupted (host reset) 00% 266 -
#16 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 264 -
#17 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 260 -
#18 Short offline Completed without error 00% 257 -
#19 Short offline Completed without error 00% 255 -The reason I ran a long test today is because the Haswell PC was exhibiting abnormal pausing across a variety of activity, including simply launching a lightweight DE session (TDE), and simply loading TDM, while top showed trivial CPU usage whenever running, and running fstrim wasn't helpful.
Num Test_Description Status Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error
# 1 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 312 -
# 2 Extended offline Interrupted (host reset) 00% 312 -
# 3 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 310 -
# 4 Extended offline Interrupted (host reset) 00% 305 -
# 5 Short offline Completed without error 00% 304 -
# 6 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 302 -
# 7 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 299 -
# 8 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 294 -
# 9 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 287 -
#10 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 284 -
#11 Extended offline Interrupted (host reset) 00% 282 -
#12 Extended offline Interrupted (host reset) 00% 279 -
#13 Short offline Completed without error 00% 272 -
#14 Extended offline Interrupted (host reset) 00% 271 -
#15 Extended offline Interrupted (host reset) 00% 266 -
#16 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 264 -
#17 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 260 -
#18 Short offline Completed without error 00% 257 -
#19 Short offline Completed without error 00% 255 -The reason I ran a long test today is because the Haswell PC was exhibiting abnormal pausing across a variety of activity, including simply launching a lightweight DE session (TDE), and simply loading TDM, while top showed trivial CPU usage whenever running, and running fstrim wasn't helpful.