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Cisco Firepower Management Center 1600, 2600, and 4600 Getting Started Guide
What to do next
To use the configuration you just loaded to restore the system, continue with Step 7 of
Management Center to its Factory Defaults, on page
Erase the Hard Drive
You can securely erase the hard drive on an FMC to ensure that its contents can no longer be accessed. For
example, if you need to return a defective appliance that contains sensitive data, you can use this feature to
overwrite the data on it.
The hard drive erase sequence is compliant with the DoD 5220.22-M procedure for sanitizing removable and
non removable rigid disks, which requires overwriting all addressable locations with a character, its complement,
a random character, and then verification.See the DoD document for additional constraints.
Caution Erasing your hard drive results in the loss of all data on the appliance, which is then rendered inoperable.
You can erase the hard drive using an option in the appliance's interactive menu. For more information, see
The Restore Utility Menu, on page 48
Procedure
Step 1
Follow the instructions in one of the following sections to display the restore utility's interactive menu
depending on how you are accessing the appliance:
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Step 2 From the restore utility main menu, choose 8 Wipe Contents of Disk.
Step 3
When prompted, confirm that you want to erase the hard drive. The process may take several hours to complete;
larger drives will take longer.
Start the Restore Utility Using KVM or Physical Serial Port, on page 53
Start the Restore Utility Using Lights-Out Management, on page 53
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