The Grown Defects Counter; Last Status; Figure 23. Hard Drive Last Status - Intel SRCU32 - RAID Controller User Manual

If a hard drive works with alternate tracks, it is generally no longer suitable for applications with
high performance expectations. Whenever a defective block is being accessed, the read/write
actuator has to move to an alternate position and this requires extra time.

The Grown Defects Counter

The Grown Defects counter records the number of media defects that have occurred since the
device was first operated with an Intel RAID Controller SRCU32. A hard drive is in good
condition when it has 0 grown defects. Any value greater than 0 indicates a grown defect
condition. For more information on grown defects see Chapter 7, View Status/Defects.

Last Status

Last Status information should always be 0x00000000. After a device failure or other significant
events, a different value may be displayed here. This value is volatile and is reset to 0x00000000
after each power up and/or reset. If you press <Enter> on a Drive, StorCon displays additional
information on the SCSI parameter settings, as shown in Figure 23.
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Figure 23. Hard Drive Last Status

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