The Disk Wipe step allows you to select a DoD-standard erase option for hard disk drives (HDDs) from the Method of Erase screen:
- Russian GOST P50739-95 zero (1 pass)
- Russian GOST P50739-95 random (1 pass)
- US Navy NAVSO P-5239-26 (RLL) (3 pass)
- US Navy NAVSO P-5239-26 (RFM) (3 pass)
- US Army AR380-19 (3 pass)
- US Air Force SI 5020 (3 pass)
- US DoD 5220-22.M (3 pass)
- US DoD 5200.28-STD (7 pass)
- German VISTR (7 pass)
- Schneier (7 pass)
- Gutmann (35 pass)
The default method of erase is Schneier (7 pass).
Solid state drives (SSDs) are erased using SCSI Format. If only SSDs are detected in all selected arrays, you are not be prompted to select a method of erase.
Confirming Storage to be Erased
After selecting the method of erase, confirm you want to erase the selected storage. Clicking Next starts the jobs, and erases all data.
This is the last chance to cancel this operation.
Disk Wipe Results
After all jobs have completed, a summary screen displays.
For a system with external arrays, the results screen is listed by Disk Array Name. To see more information on each LUN/Volume in the array, select a button in the Disk Array column.
For a system with internal storage, the results screen is listed by Node Name. To see more information on the devices wiped on a node, select a button in the Node Name column.
If any devices were unsuccessfully erased, they can be retried. By default, all failed jobs are selected to be retried. Clear the checkbox next to a LUN/Volume/Device to stop the retry. A successfully-erased device cannot be retried.