title: Temperature of HDDs Using S.M.A.R.T
agents: linux
catalog: os/hardware
license: GPLv2
distribution: check_mk
description:
 This check monitors the temperature of HDDs using the information reported by
 S.M.A.R.T. This check works only for HDDs which report the value {Temperature_Celsius}
 via {smartctl -A <device>}.

 The check uses information provided by the Checkmk linux agent which are available when the agent
 has been extended with the {smart} agent plugin.

 The original check has been created by Benjamin Odenthal and provided on Checkmk exchange and
 improved, integrated and documented by Lars Michelsen.

discovery:
 One service is created for each HDD on all devices reported by smartctl
 which support the temperature value.

item:
 The name of the disk. Example: {/dev/sda}
