Dell PowerVault MD 32XX/36XX Series Storage Arrays CLI Guide

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Start SED Secure Physical Disk Erase

Description

This command erases all of the data from one or more self-encrypting disk (SED) physical disks so that they can be reused as SED physical disks. Run this command only when the SED physical disks are no longer part of a secure disk group, or when the security key is unknown.

NOTE: When performing a secure erase operation on all physical disks in an array that contains only SED physical disk type, the physical disks must be erased in two groups using the start secureErase physicalDisks[] command. For example, if there are seven (7) SED physical disks, the secure erase can be performed by executing:
```
start secureErase physicalDisks [0,0 0,1 0,2 0,3];
                                          start secureErase physicalDisks [0,4 0,5 0,6];
                                       
```

Syntax

start secureErase (physicalDisk [
                                 enclosureID,slotID] |
                                 physicalDisks [
                                 enclosureID1,slotID1 enclosureID2, slotID2... enclosureIDn,slotIDn])

NOTE: To erase a FIPS physical disk, use the set drive securityID command.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
`physicalDisk or physicalDisks`	Identifies the enclosure and slot where the physical disk resides. Enclosure ID values are `0` to `99`. Slot ID values are `0` to `31`. You must put brackets ([ ]) around the enclosure ID value and slot ID value.