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Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 7.4 Command Line Interface Guide

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Omconfig Cryptographic Erase Secured Physical Disk

Description

Erases the given encrypted disk.
  • NOTE: This command is applicable only on Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) devices.

Syntax

omconfig storage pdisk action=cryptographicerase controller=id pdisk=< PDISKID> , where id is the controller ID. The <PDISKID> variable specifies the physical disk.
  • NOTE: To obtain these values, type omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then type omreport storage pdisk controller=ID to display the IDs for the physical disks attached to the controller.

Example to

Erase physical disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1. On a SAS controller, the physical disk resides in enclosure 2.

Example for SCSI, SATA, and ATA controllers

omconfig storage pdisk action=cryptographicerase controller=1 pdisk=0:3

Example for SAS controllers

omconfig storage pdisk action=cryptographicerase controller=1 pdisk=0:2:3

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