Users Guide

Table 14. Advanced physical disk properties (continued)
Option Description
SMART status SMART status of a physical disk.
Revision Firmware version of the physical disk.
SAS address SAS address of the physical disk.
Physical disk power state Power condition (On or Power Save) of the physical disk.
Disk cache settings Disk cache settings.
NOTE: Disk cache for SATA Gen3 drives is disabled by default.
Hard disk drive RPM RPM of the hard drive.
Available space Available size of the physical disk.
Used space Configured space of the physical disk.
Disk protocol Type of hard disk used.
Device speed Speed of the physical disk.
Negotiated link speed Negotiated link speed of the device.
Encryption capable Encryption capability of the physical disk.
Secured Security status of the physical disk.
Cryptographic erase capable Cryptographic erase capability of the physical disk.
NOTE: When you select the Patrol Read option in the Advanced... section, an error message may be displayed. The
error message can be safely ignored.
Cryptographic erase
NOTE: The Cryptographic erase feature is supported only on ISE and SED drives.
1. Enter the Dell PERC 10 Configuration Utility. See Navigating to Dell PERC 10 configuration utility.
2. Click Main Menu > Physical Disk Management.
The list of physical disks is displayed.
3. Select a physical disk.
4. From the Operations drop-down menu, select Cryptographic Erase.
NOTE: If the drive installed is ISE or SED capable, then only the Cryptographic erase option is displayed.
5. Click Go.
A screen is displayed asking if you are sure you want to perform the operation.
6. Select the Confirm option.
7. Click Yes.
The Cryptographic erase operation is completed successfully.
Physical disk erase
To use the Physical Disk Erase feature from the HII Configuration Utility, perform the following steps:
1. Enter the Dell PERC 10 Configuration Utility. See Navigating to Dell PERC 10 configuration utility.
2. Click Main Menu > Physical Disk Management.
The list of physical disks is displayed.
3. Select a physical disk.
4. From the Operations drop-down menu, select Physical Disk Erase.
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HII configuration utility