--------------------------------------------------- # smartctl -a /dev/da14 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 9.0-STABLE amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net Probable ATA device behind a SAT layer Try an additional '-d ata' or '-d sat' argument. --------------------------------------------------- # smartctl -d ata -a /dev/da14 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 9.0-STABLE amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net Smartctl: Device Read Identity Failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device A mandatory SMART command failed: exiting. To continue, add one or more '-T permissive' options. # smartctl -d sat -a /dev/da14 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 9.0-STABLE amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net Smartctl: Device Read Identity Failed: scsi error unsupported scsi opcode A mandatory SMART command failed: exiting. To continue, add one or more '-T permissive' options. --------------------------------------------------- # smartctl -d atacam -a /dev/da14 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 9.0-STABLE amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net (pass14:mpt1:0:7:0): ATA_IDENTIFY. ACB: ec 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 01 00 (pass14:mpt1:0:7:0): CAM status: CCB request was invalid (pass14:mpt1:0:7:0): ATAPI_IDENTIFY. ACB: a1 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 01 00 (pass14:mpt1:0:7:0): CAM status: CCB request was invalid Smartctl: Device Read Identity Failed: Unknown error A mandatory SMART command failed: exiting. To continue, add one or more '-T permissive' options. --------------------------------------------------- # smartctl -d scsi -a /dev/da14 smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [FreeBSD 9.0-STABLE amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net User Capacity: 2,000,398,934,016 bytes [2.00 TB] Logical block size: 512 bytes Logical Unit id: 0x5000c5003529ffbe Serial number: 9WM5S89V Device type: disk Local Time is: Sat Oct 27 12:51:21 2012 JST Device supports SMART and is Enabled Temperature Warning Disabled or Not Supported SMART Health Status: OK Error Counter logging not supported Device does not support Self Test logging ---------------------------------------------------