I use smartctl, from the smartmontools package. i got it from blastwave.

[r...@nas01 ~]# smartctl -d scsi -a /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0
smartctl version 5.36 [i386-pc-solaris2.8] Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce Allen
Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/

Device: ATA      ST31500341AS     Version: CC1H
Serial number:             9VS13JQG
Device type: disk
Local Time is: Wed May 13 18:09:52 2009 PDT
Device supports SMART and is Enabled
Temperature Warning Disabled or Not Supported
SMART Health Status: OK

Current Drive Temperature:     45 C

Error Counter logging not supported
No self-tests have been logged
[r...@nas01 ~]#

works great.

On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 6:05 PM, CF <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've tried searching the forum and google, but nothing seems to solve this 
> trivial question.
>
> Format only lists
> FORMAT MENU:
>        disk       - select a disk
>        type       - select (define) a disk type
>        partition  - select (define) a partition table
>        current    - describe the current disk
>        format     - format and analyze the disk
>        fdisk      - run the fdisk program
>        repair     - repair a defective sector
>        show       - translate a disk address
>        label      - write label to the disk
>        analyze    - surface analysis
>        defect     - defect list management
>        backup     - search for backup labels
>        verify     - read and display labels
>        volname    - set 8-character volume name
>        !<cmd>     - execute <cmd>, then return
>        quit
> None of these will tell me what I need to know.
> How?
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