Start Secure Disk Drive Erase

This command erases all of the data from one or more Full Disk Encryption (FDE) disk drives so that they can be reused as FDE disk drives. Run this command only when the FDE disk drives are no longer part of a secure array, or when the security key is unknown.

Syntax

start secureErase (drive [enclosureID,slotID] | drives [enclosureID1,slotID1 ... enclosureIDn,slotIDn])

Parameters
Parameter Description
drive or drives The enclosure and the slot where the disk drive resides. Enclosure ID values are 0 to 99. Slot ID values are 1 to 32. Enclose the enclosure ID values and the slot ID values in square brackets ([ ]).
Notes

The controller firmware creates a lock that restricts access to the FDE disk drives. FDE disk drives have a state called Security Capable. When you create a security key, the state is set to Security Enabled, which restricts access to all FDE disk drives that exist within the storage subsystem.

Minimum Firmware Level

7.40