/MEDIA

  Invokes the Bad Block Locator utility (BAD), which analyzes
  block-addressable devices and records the location of blocks that
  cannot reliably store data. The /MEDIA qualifier is required. For
  a complete description of BAD, including information about the
  ANALYZE/MEDIA command and its qualifiers, see the OpenVMS Bad Block
  Locator Utility Manual. This manual is posted with other archived 
  manuals on the OpenVMS Documentation website.

  Format

    ANALYZE/MEDIA device


  device

  Specifies the device that BAD will analyze. The device has the form:

       ddcu: or logical-name

Additional information available:

Qualifiers
/BAD_BLOCKS     /EXERCISE       /LOG            /OUTPUT         /RETRY
/SHOW
Examples