Disks - Probe History window

The Probe History tab shows the history of probes that have been run on the disk you are reporting on. Each row on this report represents one time that a probe has been run against the disk.

Note: Some of this information is not applicable for IBM SAN Volume Controller clusters, and will be displayed as N/A.

Field Name

Description

Time of Probe

time the probe was performed

Record Type

the type of record (could be daily, weekly, or monthly)

Bytes Written

total number of bytes written since format or manufacture of a disk

Bytes Read

total number of bytes read since format or manufacture of a disk

Grown Defects

number of defects on the disk after the it has been used

Recovered Write Errors

write error which succeeded on a subsequent attempt

Unrecovered Write Errors

write error which the disk could not overcome

Recovered Read Errors

read error which succeeded on a subsequent attempt

Unrecovered Read Errors

read error which the disk could not overcome

Recovered Verify Errors

verify error which succeeded on a subsequent attempt

Unrecovered Verify Errors

verify error which the disk could not overcome

Non-medium Errors

an error not related to the physical disk platter, such as mechanical problem in the head movement, communication errors, etc.

Unallocated Space

amount of unused space on a disk

Primary Defects

number of defects on the disk when it was new

Temperature

temperature (in degrees) of the disk (in Celsius)

 

For more information, see Asset Reporting - By Storage Subsystem.