Users Guide

Erasing PCIe SSD device data using web interface
To erase the data on the PCIe SSD device:
1. In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → Storage → Physical Disks → Setup.
The Setup Physical Disk page is displayed.
2. From the Controller drop-down menu, select the controller to view the associated PCIe SSDs.
3. From the drop-down menus, select Secure Erase for one or more PCIe SSDs.
If you have selected Secure Erase and you want to view the other options in the drop-down menu,
then select Action and then click the drop-down menu to view the other options.
4. From the Apply Operation Mode drop-down menu, select one of the following options:
• At Next Reboot — Select this option to apply the actions during the next system reboot. This is
the default option for PERC 8 controllers.
• At Scheduled Time — Select this option to apply the actions at a scheduled day and time:
– Start Time and End Time — Click the calendar icons and select the days. From the drop-down
menus, select the time. The action is applied between the start time and end time.
– From the drop-down menu, select the type of reboot:
* No Reboot (Manually Reboot System)
* Graceful Shutdown
* Force Shutdown
* Power Cycle System (cold boot)
NOTE: For PERC 8 or earlier controllers, Graceful Shutdown is the default option. For
PERC 9 controllers, No Reboot (Manually Reboot System) is the default option.
5. Click Apply.
If the job is not created, a message indicating that the job creation was not successful is displayed.
Also, the message ID and the recommended response action is displayed.
If the job is created successfully, a message indicating that the job ID is created for the selected
controller is displayed. Click Job Queue to view the progress of the job in the Job Queue page.
If pending operation is not created, an error message is displayed. If pending operation is successful
and job creation is not successful, then an error message is displayed.
Erasing PCIe SSD device data using RACADM
To perform a secure erase on PCIeSSD device, run the following command:
racadm storage secureerase:<PCIeSSD FQDD>
To create the target job after executing secureerase command, run the following command:
racadm jobqueue create <PCIe SSD FQDD> -s TIME_NOW --realtime
To query the job ID returned, run the following command:
racadm jobqueue view -i <job ID>
For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/
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