Date:  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 08:35:20 +0200
From:  Chris Hemsing <C.Hemsing (at mark) gmx.net>
Subject:  [coba-e:09426] Re: atactl?  idle timeout for ATA drives?
To:  Brian McEwen <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org>
Message-Id:  <763509866.20070403083520 (at mark) gmx.net>
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Hello Brian,

Tuesday, April 3, 2007, 3:57:14 AM, you wrote:


BM> Hi all;

BM> Is there an atactl command available, or similar, for CentOS?  A need  
BM> for a GUI for it in BQ?

BM> I'd like to set the idle time for the ATA drives, just to save drive  
BM> life.

BM> I've googled around a bit but not found anything for RedHat or  
BM> CentOS/ BQ.

BM> Is this something useful (power/saving settings) even for all you  
BM> with production systems?

BM> Thanks,

BM> Brian

The command is
hdparm -S ...
Do a
man hdparm

I don't see the need for a GUI integration. It is not something you
would want to change frequently.
For those who know what they are doing hdparm is sufficient.

Chris


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Best regards,
 Chris                            mailto:C.Hemsing (at mark) gmx.net