To ensure seamless integration between the MegaRAID controller and smartctl, follow these best practices:
to find the physical drive IDs. For many Dell servers, the first drive is often ID Run the corrected command: with your drive's ID and run the command with sudo smartctl -a -d megaraid,N /dev/sda Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard Example for the first drive: sudo smartctl -a -d megaraid,0 /dev/sda For SATA drives behind the controller: You may need sat+megaraid,N www.couyon.net Why this happens
or H755 create a "logical volume." The OS sees the volume, but standard SMART commands cannot reach the physical disks behind the RAID firmware.