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Werk #9611: Ignore irrelevant S.M.A.R.T attributes on SSDs

Component checkmk rack
Title Ignore irrelevant S.M.A.R.T attributes on SSDs
Date Oct 8, 2024
Level Trivial Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Appliance Version 1.7.7

With this release we start ignoring the following S.M.A.R.T attributes:

  • 5 (Reallocated_Sector_Ct)
  • 194 (Temperature_Celsius)
  • 198 (Offline_Uncorrectable)

The rationale behind this is, that 5 and 198 are technically irrelevant on SSDs. As the Checkmk Appliance exclusively features SSDs for years now, we can ignore these. 194 is the drive temperature, which constantly changes as part of normal operation. As this floods the syslog and does not provide any value, we filter it. If you are concerned about the temperature of your drives, we refer you to the "Temperature" services in Checkmk.

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