Wipe Data In Disk Using Secure Erase - Cisco NCS 1014 Manual

Wipe Data in Disk Using Secure Erase

If the NCS 1014 unit becomes faulty and must be returned, contact Cisco TAC to open a Return Material

Authorization (RMA) request. Before opening an RMA request, you can securely erase data in NCS 1014

disks using the Secure Erase feature.

Warning

Before you begin

Take out the NCS 1014 unit that you planned for RMA out of the data center and the network. Access NCS

1014 only using the console port.

Step 1

When NCS 1014 boots (power cycle), the following message appears.

BIOS Date: 07/31/2023 14:01:08 Ver: 0ACHI0460

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

Press DEL or ESC key to enter BIOS.

Step 2

Select the Advanced tab using the arrow keys.

The disk security details such as HDD Secure Erase are displayed in the Advanced tab.

Step 3

Select HDD Secure Erase to securely erase data.

The list of SSDs that support Secure Erase is displayed. D:13 is CPU SSD and D:14 is Chassis SSD.

Step 4

Select the SSD from which you want to erase data using the arrow keys.

Step 5

Select Yes in the Confirmation screens.

The system proceeds to securely erase data in the selected SDD after these confirmations.

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Use this procedure only during RMA.

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