Secure Erase For Nvme Ssd Devices; Summary Of Secure Erase Implementation For Supermicro's Products - Supermicro X11 User Manual

Super Secure Erase for the X11/X12/X13/B11/B12/B13/H11/H12/BH12/H13 Motherboards User's Guide

1.1.3 Secure Erase for NVMe SSD Devices

Format NVM Command Used
As for the data stored in the NVMe SSD devices, Supermicro uses the "format NVM
command" to erase data from these devices, for the format NVM command is considered
very effective in removing data from NVMe solid state devices which support Secure Erase.
1.1.4 Summary of Secure Erase Implementation for Supermicro's
Products
To best meet the demands for personal privacy and system security and to best leverage
the dichotomy between system performance and data security, Supermicro applies different
methods to securely erase data stored in different types of devices to ensure best product
performance and user experience. Our methods of secure erase can be summarized as
follows:
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For HDD/SSD/SATA SSD devices: Normal Erase in the "Security_Erase_Unit command"
(-the Overwrite command) in the ATA Standards is used for secure erase.
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For ATA Self-Encrypting Device (SED) SSD devices: the "LockingRangeErase" method
under the "TCG Storage Security Subsystem" is used for secure erase, especially on the
ATA SED SSDs with vendor passwords pre-installed.
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For NVMe SSD devices: the "Format NVM command" is used for secure erase to achieve
data sanitization and cleansing.
Please refer to the table below for the information regarding the storage types supported by
secure erase features.
Storage Category
HDD/SSD/SATA SSD devices:
ATA Self-Encrypting Device (SED) SSD
devices:
NVMe SSD devices:
NVMe SSD devices (SED):
Warning!!! Exercise extreme care when enabling or using the Security Erase feature in
the BIOS, for this feature will erase and destroy all data stored in the drive.
Support Secure Need AMI Native Support
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