What’s your hddtemp?
hddtemp is a hard drive (hdd) temperature monitor. You can use this open-source program to monitor the temperature of your hdd or hdd’s. One of the main predictors of hdd life is the standard operating temperature. I have been in server rooms where the ambient temperature is a sweaty temperature. In other words, if you walk into the room and you are taken aback by the temperature, it is too hot and the room needs some ventilation work. The cooler you can keep your drives, the better off your system stands for overall hardware life. During the summer months when it is around 100 degrees F, my hdd’s operate at around 40C. The winter months bring that number down to around 28C. If you have the money and you are serious about your server hardware, invest in an air conditioner for your server room or cubby, or purchase a small wine refrigerator so that humidity and temperature are a constant. Make sure you purchase the frost-free or a diaelectric version!
If you are using Ubuntu linux you can install hddtemp by the following command
sudo apt-get install hddtemp
You will be asked to answer several standard questions, which you should accept the defaults. Using your web browser, visit http://localhost:7634. If you installed hddtemp on a server that is not your ‘daily driver,’ there is another method of displaying your temps. Using ssh, find your hdd identifiers (e.g. /dev/sda). Then, type in the following command. You will do this for each hdd (e.g. /dev/sda. /dev/sdb. etc.).
hddtemp /dev/sda
If you need to change any of the default installation parameters, use the following command in terminal.
sudo dpkg-reconfigure hddtemp
So, what’s your hdd temp?
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