To monitor for all possible SMART errors on externally connected disks (USB-backup disks spring to mind) it is prudent to tell smartd the UUID of the device since the /dev/sdX of the drive might change during a reboot.
To monitor for all possible SMART errors on externally connected disks (USB-backup disks spring to mind) it is prudent to tell smartd the UUID of the device since the /dev/sdX of the drive might change during a reboot.