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Disk Health Monitoring on Windows with Smartmontools

This guide explains how to enable monitoring of the disk “health” (temperature, errors, wear level, alerts) on Windows computers using Zabbix + Smartmontools.

Install Zabbix Agent 2 (required)

To use Smartmontools with Zabbix, you must install Zabbix Agent 2. The standard Zabbix Agent does not support this functionality

https://cdn.zabbix.com/zabbix/binaries/stable/8.0/latest/

During installation:

  • Enter the Raspberry Pi IP address (your Zabbix Proxy) in both fields that request the server IP.
  • Complete the installation normally.

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Set the Agent service to automatic start

In Windows:

  • Open Services
  • Find Zabbix Agent 2
  • Right-click → Properties
  • Set Startup type to Automatic
  • Click Start if the service is not already running This ensures

monitoring continues after PC restarts

smarttools/ch15_02_services.jpg 15.2 Configure Services

Test Smartmontools

Download the smartmontools latest version. Ex: smartmontools-7.5.win32-setup.exe

https://github.com/smartmontools/smartmontools/releases/

After installing Smartmontools, open Command Prompt (CMD) and run:

smartctl.exe -a /dev/sdX (where sdX is the name of your diskdrive)

If everything is correct, it will display detailed information about your SSD/HDD such as temperature, usage hours, alerts, and more.

smarttools/ch15_03_smartmontool.jpg 15.3 Smartmontools

Configure the Smart plugin in Zabbix Agent 2

Locate the plugin configuration folder:

  • C:\Program Files\Zabbix Agent 2\zabbix_agent2.d\plugins.d
  • Open the file smart.conf using Notepad as Administrator, then add the following line:
    • Plugins.Smart.Path=C:\PROGRA~1\smartmontools\bin\smartctl.exe Save and close the file.

smarttools/ch15_04_plugins.jpg 15.4 Plugins

smarttools/ch15_05_plugins.jpg 15.5 plugin config

Test communication between Zabbix Agent 2 and Smartmontools

Inside the Zabbix Agent 2 installation folder, run: zabbix_agent2.exe -t smart.disk.get If successful, it will return the disk information that will be sent to Zabbix.

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Configure it in the Zabbix Web Interface

In Zabbix do the following steps:

  • Open the Host you want to monitor (Data collection -> Hosts)
  • Go to Templates
  • Add the following template:

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