You can use ESXCLI to retrieve information related to SMART. SMART is a monitoring system for computer hard disks that reports information about the disks.
You can use the following example syntax to retrieve SMART information.
esxcli storage core device smart get -d device
What the command returns depends on the level of SMART information that the device supports. If no information is available for a parameter, the output displays N/A, as in the following sample output.
Parameter Value Threshold Worst ----------------------------------------------------- Health Status OK N/A N/A Media Wearout Indicator N/A N/A N/A Write Error Count N/A N/A N/A Read Error Count 119 6 74 Power-on Hours 57 0 57 Power Cycle Count 100 20 100 Reallocated Sector Count 100 36 100 Raw Read Error Rate 119 6 74 Drive Temperature 38 0 49 Driver Rated Max Temperature 62 45 51 Write Sectors TOT Count 200 0 200 Read Sectors TOT Count 100 0 253 Initial Bad Block Count N/A N/A N/A
