Choose the correct type to use with smartctl

smart.run.test.sh

@@ -15,9 +15,71 @@ c_reset='\033[0m'
 
 temp_dir=$(mktemp -d -t smart.run.test-XXXXXX.tmp)
 smart_device_list="${temp_dir}/smart.device.list"
-
 # ]]]
 
+# Functions
+## Test if a disk really support SMART [[[
+## Smartctl can give an health status even without a full support
+## of SMART for some type (eg. scsi or megaraid).
+## Exemple : SMART support is: Unavailable - device lacks SMART capability.
+is_disk_path_support_smart() {
+	_disk_path="${1}"
+	_disk_type="${2}"
+
+	_smarctl_support_result="${temp_dir}/smart.support.$(basename "${_disk_path}")"
+
+	smart_support_msg=""
+
+	[ "${debug}" -eq "0" ] && printf "${c_magentab}%-6b${c_reset}\n" "DEBUG : is_disk_path_support_smart func − check if SMART is supported on : ${_disk_path} with ${_disk_type} TYPE."
+
+	## Create file
+	true > "${_smarctl_support_result}"
+
+	## Grep only "support" lines from disk's informations
+	smartctl -d "${_disk_type}" -i -- "${_disk_path}" | grep -E "^SMART support is:" -- >> "${_smarctl_support_result}"
+
+	## If the file is not empty
+	if test -s "${_smarctl_support_result}"; then
+		## Parse all "support" lines
+		while IFS= read -r _line; do
+			### If a line doesn't contain enable or available
+			if ! printf -- '%s' "${_line}" | grep -q -E -- "(Enabled|Available)"
+			then
+				smart_support_msg="${_line}"
+			[ "${debug}" -eq "0" ] && printf "${c_magentab}%-6b${c_reset}\n" "DEBUG : is_disk_path_support_smart func − SMART is not fully supported on : ${_disk_path} with ${_disk_type} TYPE. See smartctl informations :\n${smart_support_msg}"
+			fi
+		done < "${_smarctl_support_result}"
+	else
+		smart_support_msg="ERROR : Enable to open ${_disk_path} DEVICE with ${_disk_type} TYPE. Be sure to have sufficient permission for this device."
+		printf "${c_redb}%-6b${c_reset}\n" "ERROR : Enable to open ${_disk_path} DEVICE with ${_disk_type} TYPE. Be sure to have sufficient permission for this device."
+	fi
+
+}
+## ]]]
+## Test the type of disk with smartctl [[[
+## Cause the scanned one might not be the one to use
+choose_correct_type() {
+	_disk_path="${1}"
+	_scanned_disk_type="${2}"
+	_default_disk_type="auto"
+
+	disk_type=""
+
+	for _test_disk_type in "${_default_disk_type}" "${_scanned_disk_type}"; do
+		is_disk_path_support_smart "${_disk_path}" "${_test_disk_type}"
+
+		## If no message, the type is correct
+		if [ -z "${smart_support_msg}" ]; then
+			disk_type="${_test_disk_type}"
+			[ "${debug}" -eq "0" ] && printf "${c_magentab}%-6b${c_reset}\n" "DEBUG : choose_correct_disk_type func − SMART seems fully supported on : ${_disk_path} with ${_test_disk_type} TYPE."
+			return
+		fi
+
+	done
+
+}
+## ]]]
+
 # Create files
 true > "${smart_device_list}"
 
@@ -27,10 +89,18 @@ smartctl --scan >> "${smart_device_list}"
 if test -s "${smart_device_list}"; then
 	while IFS= read -r LINE; do
 		## Get device path
-		scanned_disk=$(echo "${LINE}" | cut -d" " -f1)
+		disk_path=$(echo "${LINE}" | cut -d" " -f1)
 		## Try to determine the best type
-		scanned_type=$(echo "${LINE}" | cut -d" " -f3)
-	[ "${debug}" -eq "0" ] && printf "${c_magentab}%-6b${c_reset}\n" "DEBUG : smartctl scan ${scanned_disk} with type ${scanned_type}."
+		scanned_disk_type=$(echo "${LINE}" | cut -d" " -f3)
+		[ "${debug}" -eq "0" ] && printf "\n${c_magentab}%-6b${c_reset}\n" "DEBUG : smartctl scan ${disk_path} with TYPE ${scanned_disk_type}."
+
+		choose_correct_type "${disk_path}" "${scanned_disk_type}"
+		## If no correct type was found for this device
+		if [ -z "${disk_type}" ]; then
+			[ "${debug}" -eq "0" ] && printf "${c_magentab}%-6b${c_reset}\n" "DEBUG : SMART is not fully supported on ${disk_path}."
+		else
+			[ "${debug}" -eq "0" ] && printf "${c_magentab}%-6b${c_reset}\n" "DEBUG : for disk ${disk_path}, now use TYPE ${disk_type}."
+		fi
 
 	done < "${smart_device_list}"