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January 6th, 2022 03:00

Wipe data of Dell Poweredge server

Does using the repurposing or retiring system in the Dell PowerEdge R720 actually wipe out all the data from the disks including the OS or is using a software like DBAN a better option for to wipe the data clean? Thank you.

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January 6th, 2022 03:00

You can use "Repurpose or retire system" feature of lifecycle controller to delete all data from the system and disks. You can refer below link for more details.

https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/idrac7-8-lifecycle-controller-v2.30.30.30/lc_2.10.10.10_ug/repurpose-or-retire-system?guid=guid-0239f793-bfa0-4af7-8a47-e823356a1aa2&lang=en-us 

Please ensure you have latest iDRAC FW installed on the server

 

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January 6th, 2022 08:00

Hi thank you so much for your reply. 

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March 23rd, 2023 07:00

Does repurposing or retiring the system scrub the NVDIMM-N and clear the tpm? Also something to note for other people who read this thread. I would highly commend factory resetting the idrac before Repurpose and retire. The repurpose and retire does not always clear the idrac. I'm guessing it has something to do with a bug.

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March 23rd, 2023 08:00

On a side note I forgot to mention that the link below lists NVDIMMs I would imagine that would includ NVDIMM-N???

https://dl.dell.com/manuals/common/dell-emc-system-erase-poweredge-idrac9.pdf

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November 10th, 2023 21:20

@DELL-Shine K​  Are you sure this deletes data from nvme's and disk drives? From the option titles, I'm not convinced it will wipe data ( operating system and other data ) from the disk drives.

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13-11-2023 02:15 AM

Hello, Shine is correct on this. :)

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November 30th, 2023 02:37

@DELL-Young E​ If the IDRAC (reset default settings) is left uncheck. It will absolutely leave the idrac settings in place?  I am remote I don't want to come in and reconfigure the idrac :)

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30-11-2023 06:47 AM

Hi yes, you are correct on that. 

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