9.5 Erasing a Physical Drive
You can use maxView Storage Manager to securely erase existing data on any NVMe SSD in the Ready state. Secure erase completely destroys the data on the drive; the data is completely and irretrievably eradicated.
Optionally, you can choose the erase pattern.
To securely erase an NVMe SSD:
- In the Enterprise View, select a controller then, in the Physical Devices tree, select the drive you want to erase.
- On the ribbon, in the Physical Device group, click Secure Erase.
The Secure Erase Physical Device window opens. -
From the drop-down list, select the erase pattern:
- Zero (default)—Initializes all blocks to zero.
- Random Zero—Initializes block to random value then zero.
- Random Random Zero—Initializes block to random value, next block to random value, then zero.
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Sanitize Block Erase—(NVMe SSD only) Sets the blocks on the drive to a vendor-specific value, removing all data. It provides a very fast, complete, and robust erasure of the solid state device.
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Sanitize Crypto Scramble— Changes the internal encryption keys that are used for data, making the data irretrievable. This option is available for NVMe SSD devices when supported by the device.
- Click Erase to erase the drive.