[smartmontools-support] smartctl error on ESXi 6.7

[Christian Franke]

Justin WuB wrote:
>
> Hi Chris,
>
> Is there a latest version of smartmontools for ESX host, like 7.3.1?
>

https://www.smartmontools.org/wiki/FAQ#IssmartctlavailableforVMwareESXi
Our FAQ entry says "No" and this is (AFAIK) still the case for any 
version of ESXi.

I don't expect that this situation will change in the future. Please see 
the mail thread "Getting smartctl for ESXi/VMWare":
https://listi.jpberlin.de/pipermail/smartmontools-support/2021-March/000659.html
https://listi.jpberlin.de/pipermail/smartmontools-support/2021-April/000663.html

Regards,
Christian