Wipe Patterns; Mode - Logicube Talon Ultimate User Manual

Logicube Talon Ultimate™ User's Manual
Secure erase will not work on drives connected
through the USB or FireWire ports.
For SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) drives, Secure Erase
sends a 'Format' command. For SATA (Serial-ATA)
drives, Secure Erase sends a 'Security Erase Unit'
command. For SATA drives that support 'Enhanced
Security Erase Unit' commands, the enhanced
command will be sent.
For questions on how each drive supports these
features, or what the drive will do with these
commands, please contact the drive manufacturer.

5.3.2.2 Wipe Patterns

This setting allows the user to set a specific wipe pattern or
patterns to use for wiping the drive. The number of passes is
customizable (up to 7 passes) along with the type of data written
for each pass. In addition, a 7-pass DoD wipe can be set with
pre-selected pass values.
There are 4 selections when setting a wipe pattern:

MODE

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HPA/DCO
•
LBAS
•
PASSES
•
It is recommended to use the same
capacity drives per task. When smaller
capacity drives are wiped together with
larger capacity drives, the smaller drives will
finish first. However, the ports will not be
available until the entire task is finished.
5.3.2.2.1 Mode
Selecting Mode will open the Wipe Mode screen
showing 3 options:
•
•
•
TYPES OF OPERATIONS
NONE – Choosing this will instruct the
unit not to perform a wipe using Wipe
Mode.
DOD – Choosing this will instruct the
unit to perform a 7-pass wipe
conforming to the DoD M-5220-22M
standards.
CUSTOM – Choosing this will allow the
user to specify how many wipe passes
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