What does the error 'failed to read SMART values' mean when applied to a LUN?
Issue
- Smartd generated an error for a lun:
The following warning/error was logged by the smartd daemon:
Device: /dev/sdc, failed to read SMART values
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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