Erase a drive that supports encryption
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• Displayed the PERC BIOS Configuration Utlity on the computer connected to the OmniCube host. See
Access the PERC BIOS Configuration Utility
on page 32.
• Confirmed that the drive you want to erase does not contain secured virtual disks. See
Check drive
security in the BIOS
on page 32.
• Deleted all secured disk groups and virtual disks on the drive you want to erase. See
Delete disk
groups
on page 36.
Procedure overview
You erase a secured drive to permanently remove all security attributes from the drive, including a lost
or forgotten passphrase. For example, if you replace a drive and the replacement drive is secured with a
passphrase for a Security Key on a different controller, the new RAID controller cannot access or secure
the drive. You must erase the replacement drive to remove the security attributes and then secure it using
the key from the current RAID controller.
Caution:
When you erase a drive all of its data is lost.
Procedure
1.
Select the
PERC H730P Mini
controller on the Virtual Disk Management screen.
2.
Press
N
to display the Physical Disks.
3.
Select the drive to be erased.
4.
Press
F2
and select
Instant Secure Erase
.
