Time Machine to new 4TB disk fails - disk scrubber?

Is there a utility available so I can scrub this new 4TB disk drive?
The RESTORE to this disk failed, as well all new attempts to create a Time Machine Backup to this disk.
Thanks, Jon

Thanks, that's a useful resource.
I've been using Time Machine for years on several boxes.  Most recently the backup has been on a 3TB drive, but that's getting a bit tight.  Moving the image to the 4TB failed (using Disk Utility) and failing that, resorting to a brand new backup on the 4TB which has also failed during the copy on a few attempts.  Unfortunately each attempt takes about 24 hours (the Restore was 4 days before it failed).
I'm not convinced the 4TB platters are clear.  Perhaps on next partition attempt I'll tell the server to erase the disk to see if there's a bad sector.

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