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273 Intel® RAID Software User Guide
10.5.3.8 Drive Security Command
The Storage Command Line Tool supports the following drive security command:
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx show securitykey keyid
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx show security
key keyid
This command shows the security key for secured physical drives.
Input example:
storcli /c0/e252/s1 show SecurityKey keyid
10.5.3.9 Drive Secure Erase Commands
The Storage Command Line Tool supports the following drive erase commands:
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx secureerase [force]
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx show erase
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx start erase [
simple|normal|thorough]
[erasepatternA=<value1>] [erasepatternB=<value2>]
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx stop erase
The detailed description for each command follows.
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx secureerase [force]
This command erases the drive's security configuration and securely erases data on a
drive. You can use the
force option as a confirmation to erase the data on the drive and
the security information.
Input example:
storcli /c0/e25/s1 secureerase
Note: This command deletes data on the drive and the security configuration and this data is no
longer accessible. This command is used for SED drives only.
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx show erase
This command provides the status of erase operation on non-SEDs.
Input example:
storcli /c0/e25/s1 show erase
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx start erase [
simple|normal|thorough]
[erasepatternA=<val1>] [erasepatternB=<val2>]
This command securely erases non-SED drives. The drive is written with erase patterns to
ensure that the data is securely erased. You can use the following options with the start
erase command.