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Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 11 User’s Guide PERC H755, H750, H355, and H350 Controller Series

Cryptographic erase

Cryptographic erase is a process to erase all data permanently on an encryption-capable and unconfigured physical disk, and reset the security attributes.

Prerequisites

  • The non-RAID and virtual disks associated with the drive are deleted.
  • The disks are not hot spares.

About this task

The Cryptographic erase feature is supported only on Instant Secure Erase (ISE) and Self Encrypting Drives (SED) drives.

Steps

  1. Enter the Dell PERC 11 Configuration Utility. See Navigate to Dell PERC 11 configuration utility.
  2. Click Main Menu > Physical Disk Management.
    The list of physical disks is displayed.
  3. Select a physical disk.
  4. From the Operations drop-down menu, select Cryptographic Erase.
    NOTE:If the drive installed is ISE or SED capable only then the Cryptographic erase option is displayed.
  5. Click Go.
    A screen is displayed asking if you are sure you want to perform the operation.
  6. Select the Confirm option.
  7. Click Yes.
    The Cryptographic erase operation is completed successfully.

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