Cisco NCS 1001 Hardware Installation Manual page 57

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Before you begin

The NCS 1001 unit that is planned for RMA must be taken out of the data center and the network. The user

must access NCS 1001 only using the console port.

Procedure

Step 1

When NCS 1001 boots (power cycle), the following message appears.

BIOS Date: 03/22/2016 11:19:42 Ver: 0ACBZ1310

Press <DEL> or <ESC> to enter setup.

Press DEL or ESC key to enter BIOS.

Step 2

Select the Security tab using the arrow keys.

The disk security details such as setting Hard Disk Drive (HDD) password and erasing HDD are displayed

in the Security tab.

Step 3

Select Set HDD Password to set the new HDD password.

The HDD password can contain only ASCII characters and is not case sensitive. The HDD password needs

to be provided after power reset and the password can be set or changed after power reset. The disk security

is enabled after setting the HDD password.

Warning

Step 4

Select Erase HDD using the arrow keys.

The Erase HDD screen appears.

Step 5

Enter the HDD password in the Erase HDD field.

Step 6

Select OK in the Erase Confirmation screen that indicates the data in the disk has been securely wiped.

The disk security settings are reverted to factory defaults after the secure erase. The configured HDD password

is also wiped.

When HDD password is set, the user must remember the password. If the password is lost, the

data in HDD cannot be recovered.

When HDD password is set, BIOS prompts for HDD password to unlock the HDD after each

power reset.

Wipe Data in Disk Using Secure Erase

Hardware Installation Guide for Cisco NCS 1001

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