Preface
This document helps customers with data security concerns to sanitize or remove
memory devices from TLA6400 Series Logic Analyzers.
These products have data storage (memory) devices and data output devices (USB
ports). These instructions tell how to do the following:
Clear or sanitize the memory devices
Clear or sanitize an instrument that is not functioning
Products
The following Tektronix products are covered by this document:
TLA6401 and all options
TLA6402 and all options
TLA6403 and all options
TLA6404 and all options
Related Documents
Refer to the following service-related documents available on the Tektronix Web
site at www.tektronix.com/manuals or to the TLA Documentation CD that is
available with your product:
TLA6400 Series Logic Analyzer Installation Manual (Tektronix part number,
077-0632-xx)
TLA6400 Series Service Manual (Tektronix part number, 077-0638-xx)
Terms
The following terms may be used in this document:
Clear.
This removes data on media/memory before reusing it in a secured
area. All reusable memory is cleared to deny access to previously stored
information by standard means of access.
Erase.
This is equivalent to clear.
Instrument Declassi
fi
cation.
A term that refers to procedures that must be
undertaken before an instrument can be removed from a secure environment.
Declassi
fi
cation procedures include memory sanitization and memory
removal, and sometimes both.
Media storage/data export device.
Any of several devices that can be used
to store or export data from the instrument, such as a USB port.
Nonvolatile memory.
Data is retained when the instrument is powered off.
Power off.
The instruments have a “Standby” mode, in which power is
still supplied to the instrument. For clearing data, putting the instrument in
TLA6400 Series Declassi
fi
cation and Securities Instructions
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