UI based sg_format (maybe using parallel as well) for single/multiple drives

Feature Requests
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Problem/Justification
I have 118 used ex-enterprise spinning rust drives brought into a large disk shelf that appear to have one error or another (mostly needing a 512/4096 treatment) that requires a low level format.

Impact
TrueNAS is very good at identifying the format problems, and even coughing up furballs when said format errors are encountered. Every user would benefit from a low level format utility that could attempt to convert or repair new disks.

User Story

  1. Have a utility that could check the disks for suitability (sector/block size/integrity)

  2. Have a utility to repair the disks if/when errors are encountered. Preferably a suitable remedy to the problem

  3. When adding a disk to a vdev/pool, give an option to repair similar to 1&2 above. Something perhaps like a “parallel sg_format” with arguments pre-scripted?

  4. Include a dashboard widget to monitor the progress?

Why?

New users especially would appreciate the ease in which to qualify/verify/repair new disks. “Data Integrity Feature” errors don’t really give many clues :slight_smile:

ALL users would certainly appreciate a way to process/format multiple spinning rust disks without having to spend a month babysitting each one-by-one.