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+smartmontools has been installed
+
+To check the status of drives, use the following:
+
+ %%PREFIX%%/sbin/smartctl -a /dev/ad0 for first ATA drive
+ %%PREFIX%%/sbin/smartctl -a /dev/da0 for first SCSI drive
+
+To enable monitor of drives, you can use %%PREFIX%%/sbin/smartd
+A sample configuration file has been installed as
+%%PREFIX%%/etc/smartd.conf.sample
+Copy this file to %%PREFIX%%/etc/smartd.conf and edit appropriately
+
+To have smartd start at boot
+ echo 'smartd_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf