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SecureEraseDrives

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You can use the SecureEraseDrives method to remove any residual data from drives that have a status of "available". You might use this method when replacing a drive nearing the end of its service life that contained sensitive data. This method uses a Security Erase Unit command to write a predetermined pattern to the drive and resets the encryption key on the drive. This asynchronous method might take several minutes to complete.

Parameter

This method has the following input parameter:

Name Description Type Default value Required

drives

List of drive IDs to secure erase.

integer array

None

Yes

Return value

This method has the following return value:

Name Description Type

asyncHandle

Handle value used to obtain the operation result.

integer

Request example

Requests for this method are similar to the following example:

{
   "method": "SecureEraseDrives",
   "params": {
     "drives"  : [3, 4, 5]
   },
   "id" : 1
}

Response example

This method returns a response similar to the following example:

{
   "id" : 1
   "result" : {
     "asyncHandle" : 1
   }
}

New since version

9.6

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