Error Details
When I try to check the S.M.A.R.T details of my drive, using the following command:
smartctl -a /dev/sda
I get an error:
-bash: smartctl: command not found
What can I do?
Solution
This error is appearing because you do not have the S.M.A.R.T tools installed on your system.
How to Install Smart tools on CentOS 7?
To install smart tools, you can run the following:
yum install smartmontools -y
Once done, you may run the smartctl command again, and it shall work:
[root@172 ~]# smartctl -a /dev/sda smartctl 7.0 2018-12-30 r4883 [x86_64-linux-3.10.0-1127.el7.x86_64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-18, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Model Family: Crucial/Micron BX/MX1/2/3/500, M5/600, 1100 SSDs Device Model: Micron_1100_MTFDDAK2T0TBN