User Guide
3. Management
3.1 OCGUI
3.1.7.3
Secure Erasing a Storage Device
This task provides instructions for performing a Secure Erase on an F3x00 storage device using the
OCGUI.
Before you begin:
The Secure Erase feature provides the following options for securely erasing the
storage device:
•
No Secure Erase
– initializes the number of storage pools on the device
•
User Data Secure Erase
– deletes the mapping table and all user content present on the device
•
Crypto Secure Erase
– deletes the encryption key, making the data unrecoverable
Note:
Before performing a Secure Erase, all paths and volumes on the storage device must
be deleted. Instructions for deleting paths and volumes are included in this procedure.
Step 1 :
Navigate to the storage device (see
Deleting the Paths
Step 2 :
Click the storage device's
Paths
icon:
The
Paths
information appears:
Step 3 :
Click the trash can icon next to the path:
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