nix-git/modules/spin-down.nix

{ config, pkgs, ... }:

# hdparm - get/set SATA/IDE device parameters
#   -q  Handle the next option quietly, suppressing normal output (but not error messages).
#   -I  Print device information.
#   -C  Check  the  current  IDE  power  mode status:
#         unknown (drive does not support this command)
#         active/idle (normal  operation)
#         standby  (low  power mode, drive has spun down)
#         sleeping (lowest power mode, drive is completely shut down)
#   -S  Set the standby (spindown) timeout for the drive.
#       The timeout specifies how long to wait in idle (with no disk activity) before turning off the motor to save power.
#         The value of 0 disables spindown,
#         the values from 1 to 240 specify multiples of 5 seconds
#         and values from 241 to 251 specify multiples of 30 minutes.
#   -y  Force an IDE drive to immediately enter the low power consumption standby mode, usually causing it to spin down.

# Get power status:
#   sudo hdparm -C /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD40EFRX-68N32N0_WD-WCC7K0CPF0N1
#   #=> drive state is: active/idle
#
# Spin down after 2 minutes (120s/5s = 24).
# TODO: Western Digital (WD) Red/Green drives don't work properly. For low `-S` values, they spin down after **10** minutes. And for high values they don't spin down at all.
# - https://superuser.com/questions/1746074/spin-down-not-working-on-wd-red
# - https://askubuntu.com/questions/196473/setting-sata-hdd-spindown-time-for-western-digital-green-drives
#
#   sudo hdparm -S 24 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD40EFRX-68N32N0_WD-WCC7K0CPF0N1 # 4tb1
#   sudo hdparm -S 24 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD30EFRX-68EUZN0_WD-WCC4N1173157 # 3tb1
#   sudo hdparm -S 24 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD30EFRX-68EUZN0_WD-WMC4N0564095 # 3tb2
#
# ... after > 10 minutes ...
#
# Query disk without waking it up:
#   https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/hdparm#Querying_the_status_of_the_disk_without_waking_it_up
#   sudo smartctl -i -n standby /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD40EFRX-68N32N0_WD-WCC7K0CPF0N1
#   #=> Device is in STANDBY mode, exit(2)
#
# Get power status:
#   sudo hdparm -C /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD40EFRX-68N32N0_WD-WCC7K0CPF0N1
#   sudo hdparm -C /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD30EFRX-68EUZN0_WD-WCC4N1173157
#   sudo hdparm -C /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD30EFRX-68EUZN0_WD-WMC4N0564095
#   #=> drive state is: standby

# Power savings.
#   With 12tb1, 3tb1, 3tb2 spinning and 4tb1 spun-down: 26.1 W
#   With 12tb1 spinning and 3tb1, 3tb2, 4tb1 spun-down: 19.8 W
#   -> WD30EFRX measured idle spinning vs standby = +3.15 W
#   -> WD30EFRX advertised idle spinning vs unplugged = +3.0 W

# See also: Systemd service to spin down after boot. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/hdparm#Putting_a_drive_to_sleep_directly_after_boot

# TODO: For external (USB-)disks, use `hd-idle`.
# https://www.reddit.com/r/NixOS/comments/751i5t/comment/do3f3l7/
#   # Options:
#   # -a <disk>: Select disk for subsequent parameters.
#   # -i 120: Spin down after 2 minutes (120 seconds) of inactivity.
#   ExecStart = "${pkgs.hd-idle}/bin/hd-idle -a /dev/disk/by-id/XXX-XXX-XXX -i 120";

# Note about the `script` settings below.
# If the disk is spun-down (in standby mode):
# - The standby timeout has been set before already, otherwise it would be spinning.
# - Don't set the standby timeout again, as this will spin up the disk.

{
  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
    hdparm
  ];
  systemd.services."hdparm-4tb1" = {
    description = "Spin down inactive HDD";
    wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
    serviceConfig.Type = "oneshot";
    script = ''
      ${pkgs.hdparm}/bin/hdparm -C /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD40EFRX-68N32N0_WD-WCC7K0CPF0N1 | ${pkgs.busybox}/bin/grep 'standby' || ${pkgs.hdparm}/bin/hdparm -S 24 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD40EFRX-68N32N0_WD-WCC7K0CPF0N1
    '';
  };
  systemd.services."hdparm-3tb1" = {
    description = "Spin down inactive HDD";
    wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
    serviceConfig.Type = "oneshot";
    script = ''
      ${pkgs.hdparm}/bin/hdparm -C /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD30EFRX-68EUZN0_WD-WCC4N1173157 | ${pkgs.busybox}/bin/grep 'standby' || ${pkgs.hdparm}/bin/hdparm -S 24 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD30EFRX-68EUZN0_WD-WCC4N1173157
    '';
  };
  systemd.services."hdparm-3tb2" = {
    description = "Spin down inactive HDD";
    wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
    serviceConfig.Type = "oneshot";
    script = ''
      ${pkgs.hdparm}/bin/hdparm -C /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD30EFRX-68EUZN0_WD-WMC4N0564095 | ${pkgs.busybox}/bin/grep 'standby' || ${pkgs.hdparm}/bin/hdparm -S 24 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD30EFRX-68EUZN0_WD-WMC4N0564095
    '';
  };
}