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Dell PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD Adapter User’s Guide

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Erasing physical devices

  • CAUTION: Performing a cryptographic erase on an NVMe PCIe SSD results in permanent loss of all data on the NVMe PCIe SSD.
  • NOTE: During a cryptographic erase, the host cannot access the NVMe PCIe SSD.
  • NOTE: If the system reboots or experiences a power loss during a cryptographic erase, the operation aborts. Reboot the system and restart the process.
  • NOTE: The cryptographic erase operation takes a few seconds to complete. While this operation is in progress, you cannot navigate away from this page.
To perform a cryptographic erase on an NVMe PCIe SSD from the HII configuration utility, do the following:
  1. Navigate to the Select Physical Device Operations menu of the HII configuration utility.
  2. Select Cryptographic Erase. The following warning message displays: Performing a cryptographic erase results in permanent loss of all data on the device. Do you want to continue? .

    You can select Yes or No.

  3. Press Esc to return to the previous screen.
  4. To exit the HII configuration utility, click Exit in the top-right corner of the System Setup menu.

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