Re: DOD Disk wiping on AIX & SSA drives...?

You can format SSA under diags, just go to Task Selection / SSA Service
Aids.

Also, we format then build new arrays on top of them to help ensure they
are wiped.

Lamar

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Barnhart, Troy
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Subject: DOD Disk wiping on AIX & SSA drives...?

Hi all,

I've been searching for options for DOD-Wiping of SSA drives via AIX...

I've found several related threads on the list archive,
(http://unix.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/AIX-L/2005-09/0097.html)

but the "diag -T format" option doesn't work w/ SSA drives
and the "scrub" program doesn't seem to work either.

How about this option?
"cat /dev/urandom > /dev/hdisk1; cat /dev/urandom > /dev/hdisk1; cat
/dev/zero > /dev/hdisk1"

Anyone have any other suggestions?

Regards,
Troy

Troy Barnhart, Sr. Systems Programmer
tbarnhart@xxxxxxxx
Regional Health, Inc.
353 Fairmont Boulevard
Rapid City, South Dakota 57701
PH: 605-716-8352 / FAX: 605-716-8302

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