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Douglas Gilbert wrote:
> "The smartmontools package contains two utility
> programs (smartctl and smartd) to control and
> monitor storage systems using the Self-Monitoring,
> Analysis and Reporting Technology System (S.M.A.R.T.)
> built into most modern ATA and SCSI hard disks."
> See http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net for more
> details.
> 
> Currently it only supports Linux but the maintainer,
> Bruce Allen <ballen@gravity.phys.uwm.edu>, has
> received patches for a FreeBSD port for ATA disks.
> [Those patches are not in the project's CVS yet.]

Since this post back in June, smartmontools has switched
to automake build tools. Recently a FreeBSD port for both
ATA and SCSI were added. Feedback welcome.

Doug Gilbert