CompTIA Server+ (SK0-005) — Question 22

A server is reporting a hard drive S.M.A.R.T. error. When a technician checks on the drive, however, it appears that all drives in the server are functioning normally. Which of the following is the reason for this issue?

Answer options

• A. A S.M.A.R.T. error is a predictive failure notice. The drive will fail in the near future and should be replaced at the next earliest time possible
• B. A S.M.A.R.T. error is a write operation error. It has detected that the write sent to the drive was incorrectly formatted and has requested a retransmission of the write from the controller
• C. A S.M.A.R.T. error is simply a bad sector. The drive has marked the sector as bad and will continue to function properly
• D. A S.M.A.R.T. error is an ECC error. Due to error checking and correcting, the drive has corrected the missing bit and completed the write operation correctly.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because a S.M.A.R.T. error indicates that the drive is likely to fail soon, even if it appears to be functioning normally at the moment. Options B, C, and D misinterpret the nature of S.M.A.R.T. errors, as they do not solely represent writing issues, bad sectors, or ECC-related corrections.