The Latest Probe tab shows the information that was obtained by Tivoli Storage Resource Manager about this disk during the most recent probe of that disk.
This information on this tab includes:
sector size and sector information
the number of heads
the number of cylinders
the logical block size
the capacity of the disk
the RPM or revolutions per minute that the disk spins at
the elapsed time the disk has been powered on
spare blocks
the current write protection setting
the cache enabled setting
whether failure is predicted for this disk
the time and date of the last Tivoli Storage Resource Manager probe
the unallocated space
the number of primary defects
the number of grown defects
the Non-Medium errors
the recorded operating temperature
The additional information shown is a breakdown of recovered errors, unrecovered errors, and the number of bytes broken down by Write, Read, and Verify.
Also included are three SCSI disk bit settings that you can turn on/off and the change will actually be made to the disk settings the next time a probe is run on that disk. These include:
on/off settings for:
Automatic read reallocation
Automatic write reallocation
Read continuous (no error correction)
Note: Some of these values are manufacturer specific, so if they are unavailable, then you will see N/A for a value.
For more information, see Asset Reporting - By Computer.