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· Additional mode page fields (EER, ACC, TPGS) added
· SAS protocol log page now reported when log pages are queried
· NAA IEEE ID now reported with -I+ option
· AIX 5.X SCSI passthrough support added
· Approx 50 new SCSI sense code text messages added
· Vendor-unique fields for Xyratex 1603 (SAS / SATA EBOD) enclosures added
Version 1.32 (Released Dec 2006)
· New feature, -capacitybs added which will change block size (you would primarily use this to change disks
formatted at 520 bytes/block to 512 or vise-versa.
· The program decodes new SATA/ATA-7 ANSI descriptors introduced since 2006
· Changed error message on -mpimport if option invoked with invalid parameters.
Version 1.31 (Released Mar 2006)
· -wsc option added, so a write same test will optionally terminate on first error
· Numerous enhancements added to support disks speaking SAT protocol. This includes adding additional error
messages and decoding protocol-specific EVPD inquiry and log pages.
· The -confirm flag is now also supported on the write-same commands
· Program now decodes information for new scsi device types (bridge, OSD, ADC, logical units) and protocol flags
(dozens of new entries) for devices (up to SPC-4)
· -H+ and -C+ flags added to support devices which do not properly decode log page 0.
· If a direct access device reports zero blocks then this is no longer reported as an error.
· Approx 50 new ANSI sense messages are now decoded.
· EVPD page 89 is now reported for SAT devices
· QUALSTAR tapes now added to decoded list
· Returns "Can not determine device size" rather than 0 if disk drive reports invalid size.
· Decodes new ANSI fields in Mode page 10.
· Added ST314685SS, ST3146854SS, S373454SS, ST33675SS, ST973401SS, ST936701SS SAS disks to
database.
· Enhanced the tables that describe ANSI compliance levels for all SCSI family peripherals, so all entries are returned
with the +I rather than the interface information.
· Updated SMART tables for Fujitsu family disks
· Addressed bug specific to Adaptec 29120AS adapters on windows that caused program to crash when performing
SCSI inquiry.
· Program now partially reports slot information for Xyratex Sumo family enclosures.
· The drive fitness test warning screen now returns make/model information of the selected disk drive.
· Fixed "parametrs" typo when windows version launches as a service.
· Added -secure function for DoD secure erase for SCSI, SAS, Fibre channel disks
· Fixed LINUX-specific bug that would crash program if run w/o ANY options and the system did not have any ATA
disks.
· LINUX version might report 0 defects, if there are approx 1500 or more defects. This logic now works as long as
LINUX kernel supports 12 and 16-byte SCSI commands (2.6 or higher).
Version 1.30 (Released Dec 2005)
· Decoded additional vendor-unique S.M.A.R.T. descriptions for Recovered ECC error on non-Hitachi disk drives.
· Decoded newer ATA/SATA disk identifiers introduced in ATA/SATA-7 ANSI specifications.
· Program no longer displays block of zeros if a S.M.A.R.T.-compliant disk does not return S.M.A.R.T. data when told
to do so. (This happens in event of a hardware problem with a disk).
· Added support for HP/UX on Itanium hardware
· Prevented problem where a certain vendor repackages an 3Ware (AMCC) controller and the software did dot
detect this, so enhanced functionality was not available to those logical disks.
· Now reports invalid option message rather than crashing program if -G option is not followed by a temperature
value, or -mail command is not used with proper attributes.
· E-Mail alerts under windows now additionally report IP-based host and domain and name of client PC that
generated the alert.
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