@Learning2NAS Although it is still tucked away inside “Configure S.M.A.R.T Deamon” via Storage - Disks - S.M.A.R.T button there does exist the capability to schedule tests and configure and receive smart notifications as long as you have also configured the email notifications feature. Smartmontools is used and it has the ability to email results / alerts built in.
Also note that this same configuration screen is accessible via System - Services - Smart (spanner). Make sure that the S.M.A.R.T service is enabled for these settings to take place.
An example configuration is available in an older forum thread “Features I would like in RockStor” on post number 10.
@herbert Yes “proper” / sane default pre configuration would definitely be nice here along with a dedicated gui for this purpose.