Device open failed, device did not return an IDENTIFY DEVICE

[Anagastes]

Hi guys,

the exporter cant open one device.

smartctl_exporter[609640]: time=2025-04-02T20:45:06.140Z level=ERROR source=readjson.go:135 msg="Device open failed, device did not return an IDENTIFY DEVICE structure, or device is in a low-power mode" device="/dev/sda;sat (sda)"

But directly smartctl -a /dev/sda works.

The systemd service run as root user. So I dont have any idea :D
Do you have an idea? xD

[k0ste]

Do you have an idea? xD

You can get more information about what the exporter is actually trying to do, by raising the logging level to debug

[Anagastes]

Do you have an idea? xD

You can get more information about what the exporter is actually trying to do, by raising the logging level to debug

Found it.

this one cause this error.

--nocheck=standby

If i use smartctl wth this args, it works.

smartctl --json --info --health --attributes --tolerance=verypermissive --nocheck=standby --format=brief -a /dev/sda

But how can I say the exporter to use not --nocheck=standby?

[k0ste]

But how can I say the exporter to use not --nocheck=standby?

Not how, but when. When @SuperQ merge PR #242