<#

.SYNOPSIS

Performs a selftest on your S.M.A.R.T. HDD/SSD devices.

.DESCRIPTION

This PowerShell script performs a selftest on your S.M.A.R.T. HDD/SSD devices.

It requires smartctl (smartmontools package) and admin rights.

.PARAMETER type

Specifies the type of selftest: either short (default) or long

.EXAMPLE

PS> ./check-smart-devices

✔️ short selftest started on S.M.A.R.T. device /dev/sda

.LINK

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

.NOTES

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

#>

#Requires -RunAsAdministrator

param([string]$type = "short")

try {

$Result=(smartctl --version)

if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'smartctl' - make sure smartmontools are installed" }

$Devices = $(sudo smartctl --scan-open)

foreach($Device in $Devices) {

$Array = $Device.split(" ")

$Device = $Array[0]

$Result = (sudo smartctl --test=$type $Device)

"✔️ $type selftest started on S.M.A.R.T. device $Device"

}

exit 0 # success

} catch {

"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"

exit 1

}