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14 SMART plugin
Overview
This section lists parameters supported in the SMART Zabbix agent 2 plugin configuration file (smart.conf).
Note that:
- The default values reflect process defaults, not the values in the shipped configuration files;
- Values support environment variables;
- The path to the
smartctlexecutable must be set either by adding its directory to the system'sPATHenvironment variable or by configuringPlugins.Smart.Path; this applies to both Linux and Windows; - Zabbix supports configuration files only in UTF-8 encoding without BOM;
- Comments starting with "#" are only supported at the beginning of the line.
Parameters
| Parameter | Mandatory | Range | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plugins.Smart.Path | no | smartctl | Path to the smartctl executable. | |
| Plugins.Smart.Timeout | no | 1-30 | global timeout | Request execution timeout (the duration, in seconds, to wait for a request to complete before shutting it down). |
See also:
- Description of general Zabbix agent 2 configuration parameters: Zabbix agent 2 (UNIX) / Zabbix agent 2 (Windows)
- Instructions for configuring plugins