Caution – Do not initialize a disk drive that is part of an array. Initializing a disk drive that is part of an array might make the array unusable. Back up all data from your disk drive before you initialize it.
▼To Rescan Disk Drives With the ACU
● Select Rescan Drives from the main ACU menu.
▼To Perform a Secure Erase on Disk Drives With the ACU
When you perform a secure erase on a disk drive, all data on that disk drive is completely and irretrievably eradicated. Secure erase performs three distinct writing passes to the disk drive being
Performing a secure erase takes up to six times longer than clearing (or zeroing) a disk drive. You might want to perform a secure erase only on disk drives that contain confidential or classified information.
Note – To erase (or zero) a disk drive with
●Select Secure Erase from the main ACU menu, then select Y (yes).
To return to the main ACU menu after the secure erase has begun, press Esc. The selected disk drive or drives cannot be used until the erase is complete.
▼To Stop a Secure Erase in Progress With the
ACU
1.From the main ACU window, select Secure Erase.
2.Select the disk drive being secure erased, then press
