Is there a way to read live SMART readings from a server and report on a different computer?

Question

I have a server located in an awkward place in my house and i would like to know if there is a software which can report SMART statistics but to another computer. I know there's existing software like speedfan and HDDTune but neither posses the ability to actually send live SMART stats to another machine on the network. Basically i have a screen screwed into my wall which reports various stats such as lighting and heating. I would now like it to display my a live feed of my server's SMART stats. Thanks.

Answer 1

I would now like it to display my a live feed of my server's SMART stats

You may be able to achieve this using smartd (part of smartmontools):

smartd is a daemon that monitors the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) system built into most ATA/SATA and SCSI/SAS hard drives and solid-state drives.

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In addition to logging to a file, smartd can also be configured to send email warnings if problems are detected.

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You may be able to do sometting with either the logfile or the email to generate a live feed.

smartmontools (and smartd) is available for a variety of operating systems:

It should run on any modern Darwin (Mac OS X), Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, OS/2, Cygwin, QNX, eComStation or Windows system.

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