Configure Drive Calibration and Qualification
Drive calibration and qualification confirms the validity of media validation tests. When these features are enabled, STA uses calibrated and qualified drives to perform media validation activities.
Calibration and qualification are optional but recommended to improve the quality of media validation data. Calibration, which is a one-time setup process which helps to ensure validation drives are in good working order before they are used for media validation. Qualification is an ongoing, automated process performed on drives that have been calibrated. It verifies that failed validations are the result of problems with the media, not the drive.
Calibration and qualification ensure that the results of each and every media validation reflect the true quality of the tested media and are not caused by issues with the validation drives.
About Calibration and Qualification
How to Configure Calibration and Qualification