[root@fileserver ~]# smartctl -i /dev/sdb
smartctl version 5.37 [i686-redhat-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce Allen
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=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family:     Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 family
Device Model:     ST3320620AS
Serial Number:    5QF187M0
Firmware Version: 3.AAE
User Capacity:    320,072,933,376 bytes
Device is:        In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is:   7
ATA Standard is:  Exact ATA specification draft version not indicated
Local Time is:    Wed Jun  6 09:28:03 2007 MDT
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled

Error SMART Status command failed
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Values from ATA status return descriptor are:
 00     09 0c 00 da 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 10 50
A mandatory SMART command failed: exiting. To continue, add one or more '-T permissive' options.

[root@fileserver ~]# cat /etc/smartd.conf
# DEVICESCAN -H -m root

# i have tried -d scsi/ata and same errors
/dev/sda -d ata -H -m root
/dev/sdb -d sat -H -m root
/dev/sdc -d sat -H -m root
/dev/sdd -d sat -H -m root
/dev/sde -d sat -H -m root

/dev/sda -d ata -a -I 195 -W 2 -I 9 -I 194 -I 190 -s (S/../.././02|L/../../6/03) -H -m root
/dev/sdb -d ata -a -I 195 -W 2 -I 9 -I 194 -I 190 -s (S/../.././02|L/../../6/03) -H -m root
/dev/sdc -d ata -a -I 195 -W 2 -I 9 -I 194 -I 190 -s (S/../.././02|L/../../6/03) -H -m root
/dev/sdd -d ata -a -I 195 -W 2 -I 9 -I 194 -I 190 -s (S/../.././02|L/../../6/03) -H -m root
/dev/sde -d ata -a -I 195 -W 2 -I 9 -I 194 -I 190 -s (S/../.././02|L/../../6/03) -H -m root

Jun  6 22:08:09 fileserver smartd[3191]: Configuration file /etc/smartd.conf parsed.
Jun  6 22:08:09 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sda, opened
Jun  6 22:08:09 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sda, not found in smartd database.
Jun  6 22:08:09 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sda, can't monitor Current Pending Sector count - no Attribute 197
Jun  6 22:08:09 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sda, can't monitor Offline Uncorrectable Sector count  - no Attribute 198
Jun  6 22:08:09 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sda, can't monitor Temperature, ignoring -W Directive
Jun  6 22:08:09 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sda, appears to lack SMART Self-Test log; disabling -l selftest (override with -T permissive Directive)
Jun  6 22:08:09 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sda, appears to lack SMART Error log; disabling -l error (override with -T permissive Directive)
Jun  6 22:08:10 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sda, is SMART capable. Adding to "monitor" list.
Jun  6 22:08:10 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sdb, opened
Jun  6 22:08:10 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sdb, found in smartd database.
Jun  6 22:08:10 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sdb, not capable of SMART Health Status check
Jun  6 22:08:10 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sdb, is SMART capable. Adding to "monitor" list.
Jun  6 22:08:10 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sdc, opened
Jun  6 22:08:10 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sdc, found in smartd database.
Jun  6 22:08:10 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sdc, not capable of SMART Health Status check
Jun  6 22:08:10 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sdc, is SMART capable. Adding to "monitor" list.
Jun  6 22:08:10 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sdd, opened
Jun  6 22:08:10 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sdd, found in smartd database.
Jun  6 22:08:10 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sdd, not capable of SMART Health Status check
Jun  6 22:08:10 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sdd, is SMART capable. Adding to "monitor" list.
Jun  6 22:08:10 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sde, opened
Jun  6 22:08:10 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sde, found in smartd database.
Jun  6 22:08:10 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sde, not capable of SMART Health Status check
Jun  6 22:08:10 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sde, is SMART capable. Adding to "monitor" list.
Jun  6 22:08:10 fileserver smartd[3191]: Monitoring 5 ATA and 0 SCSI devices
Jun  6 22:08:10 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sdb, initial Temperature is 30 Celsius
Jun  6 22:08:10 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sdc, initial Temperature is 30 Celsius
Jun  6 22:08:10 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sdd, initial Temperature is 32 Celsius
Jun  6 22:08:10 fileserver smartd[3191]: Device: /dev/sde, initial Temperature is 33 Celsius
Jun  6 22:08:10 fileserver smartd[3193]: smartd has fork()ed into background mode. New PID=3193.