18.8. Monitoring NVDIMM health using S.M.A.R.T.

Prerequisites

• Optional: On some systems, upload the acpi_ipmi driver to retrieve health information using the following command:

  # modprobe acpi_ipmi

Procedure

• Access the health information:

  # ndctl list --dimms --health
  [
    {
      "dev":"nmem1",
      "id":"8089-a2-1834-00001f13",
      "handle":17,
      "phys_id":32,
      "security":"disabled",
      "health":{
        "health_state":"ok",
        "temperature_celsius":36.0,
        "controller_temperature_celsius":37.0,
        "spares_percentage":100,
        "alarm_temperature":false,
        "alarm_controller_temperature":false,
        "alarm_spares":false,
        "alarm_enabled_media_temperature":true,
        "temperature_threshold":82.0,
        "alarm_enabled_ctrl_temperature":true,
        "controller_temperature_threshold":98.0,
        "alarm_enabled_spares":true,
        "spares_threshold":50,
        "shutdown_state":"clean",
        "shutdown_count":4
      }
    },
  [...]
  ]