[CentOS] cli Checking disk i/o

after

hdparm -S 1

The drive is making a lot less sound.

I will monitor it.  Also have to see if this is permanent or I have to 
put it in a startup cron task.

Thanks


On 11/11/19 3:55 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>
>
> On 11/11/19 10:46 AM, Leon Fauster via CentOS wrote:
>> Am 11.11.19 um 14:28 schrieb Stephen John Smoogen:
>>> On Sun, 10 Nov 2019 at 17:12, Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I just built a CentOS7 system on a Zotac NANO PC.
>>>>
>>>> I used a 320GB 2.5" HD I had sitting around and installed with 
>>>> Standard
>>>> Partitions on XFS.
>>>>
>>>> The drive is spinning, nonstop.
>>>
>>> I would check the NANO to see if its firmware has any settings or
>>> updates which cover this. Then check if the drive has firmware updates
>>> needed. Motherboard and drive firmware fixes have been the things I
>>> have found to fix most of the problems for drive 'not powering down'
>>> problems. I think the last one I remember on IRC was a drive set came
>>> up in a mode saying 'I am in fast access mode' or something and so the
>>> motherboard kept it spinning up all the time to make sure it could
>>> write quickly.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Maybe
>>
>> $ hdparm -S
>>
>> helps? Take a look into
>>
>> $ man hdparm
>
> It looks like -S 1
>
> sets standby at 5 sec idle.  I kind of doubt this will matter, but I 
> am trying it.
>
>
>
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