[Smartmontools-database] Smartmontools-database Digest, Vol 65, Issue 2

[serando]

Thank you.


Am 06.11.22 um 17:23 schrieb Anthony D'Atri:
> Can’t really test without writing.  A single sequential  drive write is trivial for any decent SSD.  If it eats detectable lifetime, something is very wrong.
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>> Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2022 14:22:40 +0100
>> From: serando <serando at sunrise.ch>
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>> Subject: [Smartmontools-database] long self test for SSD
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>> Hello,
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>> I want to apply the command "sudo smartctl -t long /dev/sdx" to make a
>> long self test applied to a SSD.
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>> Question: Does this test write data to the SSD?
>> If yes: Then I think I do not want to test my SSD. Because, this would
>> shorten the lifetime of my SSD.
>> Am I right?
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>> So the command "sudo smartctl -t long /dev/sdx" actually is more for HDDs?
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>> Would appreciate some answer. Thank you.
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