[smartmontools-support] Attribute 22 "Current Helium Level" for HGST / WD Helium Drives

[p***@opentrash.com]

Hello,please add ID 22 "Current Helium Level" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.M.A.R.T.) to your Attribute Description for HGST / WD Helium drives.Actually smartctl (6.5 2016-05-07 r4318) reported for an WD80EFZX-68UW8N0: ID22 = Unknown_Attribute.Some behavior: smartctl -A /dev/sdX results in an spinUP of my drive.strange: all other WD drives (WD40* / WD60*) donÂŽt show such an behavior.Some suggestions ?regards putty

[Christian Franke]

Post by p***@opentrash.com
Hello,
please add ID 22 "*Current Helium Level"*
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.M.A.R.T.) to your Attribute
Description for HGST / WD Helium drives.
Actually smartctl (6.5 2016-05-07 r4318) reported for an
WD80EFZX-68UW8N0: ID22 = Unknown_Attribute.

Done in r4322 and r4325. If possible, please update-smart-drivedb and test.

Post by p***@opentrash.com
Some behavior: smartctl -A /dev/sdX results in an spinUP of my drive.
strange: all other WD drives (WD40* / WD60*) don´t show such an behavior.
Some suggestions ?

This depends on drive firmware. Some drives spin up on -H and/or -A,
others don't.

That's the reason why '-n standby' option/directive was added 10+ years ago.

Thanks,
Christian