PowerShell/Docs/check-smart-devices.md

check-smart-devices.ps1 - Performs a selftest on your S.M.A.R.T. HDD/SSD devices.

This script performs a selftest on your S.M.A.R.T. HDD/SSD devices. It requires smartctl (smartmontools package) and admin rights.

Parameters

check-smart-devices.ps1 [[-type] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

-type <String>
    Specifies the type of selftest: either short (default) or long
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    1
    Default value                short
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.

Example

PS> ./check-smart-devices
✔️ short selftest started on S.M.A.R.T. device /dev/sda

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz · License: CC0

Related Links

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

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