smartd multiple self-test error mails per day

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berathram

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Hello, my smartd is sending multiple emails per day.

The exact time this happens seems very random to me. This issue started soon after I upgraded to VE 9.x

The email states:
The following warning/error was logged by the smartd daemon:

Device: /dev/sda [USB NVMe JMicron], Self-Test Log error count increased from 0 to 1

Device info:
Samsung SSD 980 500GB, S/N:S64DNF1RA20593J, FW:2B4QFXO7, 500 GB

For details see host's SYSLOG.

You can also use the smartctl utility for further investigation.
Another message will be sent in 24 hours if the problem persists.
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The syslog says:
Jun 15 19:32:02 dex smartd[1026]: Device: /dev/sda [USB NVMe JMicron], Self-Test Log error count increased from 0 to 1
Code: 
Jun 15 19:32:02 dex smartd[1026]: Sending warning via /usr/share/smartmontools/smartd-runner to root ...                                          
Jun 15 19:32:02 dex smartd[1026]: Warning via /usr/share/smartmontools/smartd-runner to root: successful
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This USB NVMe Controller (icybox ib-1816m-c31) is not properly reporting the self-test data it seems to me. This Warning: self-test output truncated to 19 items to workaround controller bug is always shown.

smartctl -a /dev/disk/by-id/usb-Samsung_SSD_980_500G_DD5641988389C-0:0
smartctl 7.5 2025-04-30 r5714 [x86_64-linux-7.0.2-6-pve] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-25, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Number: Samsung SSD 980 500GB
Serial Number: S64DNF1RA20593J
Firmware Version: 2B4QFXO7
PCI Vendor/Subsystem ID: 0x144d
IEEE OUI Identifier: 0x002538
Total NVM Capacity: 500,107,862,016 [500 GB]
Unallocated NVM Capacity: 0
Controller ID: 5
NVMe Version: 1.4
Number of Namespaces: 1
Namespace 1 Size/Capacity: 500,107,862,016 [500 GB]
Namespace 1 Utilization: 500,072,677,376 [500 GB]
Namespace 1 Formatted LBA Size: 512
Namespace 1 IEEE EUI-64: 002538 da11b57283
Local Time is: Tue Jun 16 12:08:16 2026 CEST
Firmware Updates (0x16): 3 Slots, no Reset required
Optional Admin Commands (0x0017): Security Format Frmw_DL Self_Test
Optional NVM Commands (0x0055): Comp DS_Mngmt Sav/Sel_Feat Timestmp
Log Page Attributes (0x0f): S/H_per_NS Cmd_Eff_Lg Ext_Get_Lg Telmtry_Lg
Maximum Data Transfer Size: 512 Pages
Warning Comp. Temp. Threshold: 82 Celsius
Critical Comp. Temp. Threshold: 85 Celsius
Namespace 1 Features (0x10): NP_Fields

Supported Power States
St Op Max Active Idle RL RT WL WT Ent_Lat Ex_Lat
0 + 5.24W - - 0 0 0 0 0 0

Supported LBA Sizes (NSID 0x1)
Id Fmt Data Metadt Rel_Perf
0 + 512 0 0

=== START OF SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED

SMART/Health Information (NVMe Log 0x02, NSID 0xffffffff)
Critical Warning: 0x00
Temperature: 35 Celsius
Available Spare: 100%
Available Spare Threshold: 10%
Percentage Used: 4%
Data Units Read: 14,125,717 [7.23 TB]
Data Units Written: 43,317,356 [22.1 TB]
Host Read Commands: 185,966,478
Host Write Commands: 370,624,050
Controller Busy Time: 595
Power Cycles: 713
Power On Hours: 16,876
Unsafe Shutdowns: 159
Media and Data Integrity Errors: 0
Error Information Log Entries: 0
Warning Comp. Temperature Time: 0
Critical Comp. Temperature Time: 0
Temperature Sensor 1: 35 Celsius
Temperature Sensor 2: 37 Celsius

Error Information (NVMe Log 0x01, 16 of 64 entries)
No Errors Logged

Warning: self-test output truncated to 19 items to workaround controller bug
Self-test Log (NVMe Log 0x06, NSID 0xffffffff)
Self-test status: No self-test in progress
No Self-tests Logged
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As far as I understood this similar issue with the same controller on smartmontools issue tracker the self-test system does not make that much sense for nvme's. Is there a way to disable self-tests for this device in the smartd config? I have tried this line but it didn't change anything:

Code: 
# A very silent check.  Only report SMART health status if it fails
# But send an email in this case
#/dev/sdc -H -C 0 -U 0 -m admin@example.com
/dev/sda -H -C 0 -U 0 -m secret@email.com

That's probably because I have to follow this instruction...

Code: 
# The word DEVICESCAN will cause any remaining lines in this
# configuration file to be ignored: it tells smartd to scan for all
# ATA and SCSI devices.  DEVICESCAN may be followed by any of the
# Directives listed below, which will be applied to all devices that
# are found.  Most users should comment out DEVICESCAN and explicitly
# list the devices that they wish to monitor.
DEVICESCAN -d removable -n standby -m root -M exec /usr/share/smartmontools/smartd-runner

Would appreciate some guidance on how to configure this. Thanks in advance.
 
Ok I have changed it like the comment said, commented out DEVICESCAN and added these two lines since I just have these two drives, both nvme.

Code: 
/dev/sda -H -C 0 -U 0 -m root
/dev/nvme0n1 -H -C 0 -U 0 -m root

I'll report back if this helps.
 
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