Disk Zero; Command And Switch Availability; Syntax; Parameters - Adaptec RAID 2120S Software Reference Manual

disk zero

To clear an entire SCSI disk, use the disk zero command. When
you clear a disk, all data is erased and cannot be recovered.

Command And Switch Availability

This command and its associated switch (or switches) are supported
on the following operating systems:
■ Windows NT
■
Windows 2000 (basic disk only)
■
Windows XP (basic disk only)
■ NetWare

Syntax

disk zero [/always{=boolean}] [/wait{=boolean}]
{scsi_device}

Parameters

{scsi_device}
Specifies the ID for the SCSI disk you want to clear. A SCSI ID
consists of a SCSI channel number (for example, 0, 1, 2, 3, etc.),
SCSI device ID (0 through 15 inclusive), and SCSI device
logical unit number (0 through 7 inclusive). See the
scsi_device section on page 3-7 for more information on
how to specify the SCSI device.

Switches

/always{=boolean}
Specifies whether to clear the disk, even if it has data on it. If
you specify TRUE, the command clears the disk even if it has
data on it.
The default behavior for the command is FALSE; the command
clears the disk only if it has no data on it. Specifying /always
overrides this behavior.
In both cases, all user files must be closed. The /always
switch cannot override this restriction.
disk Commands
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