Western Digital Ultrastar Data60 Manual page 6

EcoDesign Disclosures
For more information on the
specification, contact Western Digital technical support, or download the following whitepaper for details:
https:/ /documents.westerndigital.com/content/dam/doc-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/
collateral/tech-brief/tech-brief-instant-secure-erase....
ISE / SE Overview
Instant Secure Erase (ISE) is Western Digital's implementation of the industry standard T10 (SAS)/T13 (SATA)
command, allowing users to instantly erase both user-accesible data and hidden user data from
sanitize
Western Digital drives.
The command supports three options:
sanitize
1. Crypto Scramble (SATA) / Crypto Erase (SAS): deletes the encryption key of a self-encrypting drive.
2. Overwrite (HDDs): overwrites the data on the drive with a supplied value.
3. Block Erase (SSDs): electrically erases each storage element by modifying their voltage levels.
Secure Erase (SE) is a subset of ISE, where the Crypto Scramble / Erase option has been disabled, allowing
only the Overwrite or Block Erase options.
Requirements
To perform secure deletion, the following versions are the minimal recommended/supported utilities for
each drive interface required on the host. For other versions, please verify the arguments/parameters in the
appropriate man pages.
• SAS: sg_sanitize version 1.00 20151219 (included in sg3_utils 1.42
• SATA: hdparm version 9.58
• NVMe: nvme-cli version 1.6
Erase Methods
The following methods cover all erasure options and storage technologies for WesternDigital drives.
For more information on the
specification.
Note: If a RAID adapter or software is in use, remove the drives from a RAID set before erasure.
Note: If a drive is encrypted (TCG or FIPS), unlock the drive before executing any
commands.
Note: In the following commands, replace the generic reference of
device reference appropriate for your operating system (i.e.
Windows).
SAS
Note: In the following
immediately. If the
printed in case the wrong device has been specified, and the user is given 15 seconds to
reconsider whether they wish to erase all the data on the drive.
* For details on how to use the sg3_utils v1.42 utility, visit
command for specific drive models, please see the drive model's
sanitize
command for specific drive models, please see the drive model's
sanitize
commands, the
sg_sanitize
option is not specified, the drive's
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with the specific
<dev>
for Linux,
sgX SCSIX:X,X,X
option starts the deletion
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response strings are
inquiry
sanitize
for
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