Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Storage System CLI Reference Guide

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Description	Performs a secure erase on a specified disk. This is called repurposing the disk, and only applies to an FDE-capable disk. This command can only be run on disks whose status is AVAIL, or UNUSABLE due to having a foreign lock key. AVAIL disks have had all disk group information removed from them. Secure erasing such disks is an extra step to make all data on the disk irretrievable. Disks that are UNUSABLE due to having a foreign lock key can be imported by using the set fde-import-key command. NOTE: Repurposing a disk is not permitted when the system is in the Secured, Locked state. Use the show fde-state command to view the system FDE security status. NOTE:If you want to repurpose more than one disk and the drive spin down (DSD) feature is enabled, disable DSD before repurposing the disks. You can re-enable it after the disks are repurposed. For information about disabling and enabling DSD for spinning disks that are available or are global spares, see information about the set advanced-settings command’s spin-down parameter.
Minimum role	standard
Syntax	set disk [noprompt] repurpose <disk>
Parameters	noprompt Optional. Suppresses confirmation prompts. Specifying this parameter allows the command to proceed without user interaction. repurpose Specifies to secure erase the specified disk. <disk> The ID of the disk to be repurposed. Only one disk may be repurposed at a time. For disk syntax, see Command syntax.
Examples	In a system whose FDE security status is Secured, Unlocked, perform a secure erase of all data on disk 1.2, whose status is AVAIL. # set disk 1.2 repurpose
See also	set fde-lock-key set fde-state show disks (with the fde parameter) show fde-state