Erase Disk Utility For Scsi Hard Disks - DEC VAXstation 3100 Owner's Manual

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7.6.2 Erase Disk Utility for SCSi Hard Dislcs
The erase disk utility erases all data on a specified hard disk.
Caution This utility destroys all data on the hard disk.
Note See operating system documentation for shutdown procedures
before turning your system off. Also, you should not turn off, halt,
or restart the system without notifying work group members.
1 Press the halt button on the back of your s3rstem unit. The
console prompt (»>) is displayed on your screen.
2 At the console prompt (»>), enter SHOW DEVICE and press
the Return key.
3 Enter TEST 50 and press the Return key. See Section 7.3 for
an example of the TEST 50 screen display.
4 Identify the SCSI ID of the hard disk you wish to erase. See
Appendix B for additional information.
5 Enter the TEST 75 command and press the Return key.
The following example shows the erase disk utility erasing the
hard disk in an RZ55 expansion box. The hard disk in this
example is located on SCSI-B bus address ID 1. The erasing
procedure completes successfully.
Note: The output in the following example is comnton to both formatting
and erasing programs. When you run TEST 75 ScsHDerase
program, the formatting portion will not be activated. Successful
erasure will &e indicated by the readout on line O.
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