Accepted method to wipe a HPUX 11.11 system.

[Dan Deck]

I need to wipe some disks on an HPUX 11.11v1 server. What are the best programs/methods? Should be able to overwrite disk and not just remove disk structures.

Thanks

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[Rob Leadbeater]

Hi Dan,

If you can hook up the disks to something x86 based, then take a look at DBAN http://www.dban.org

Hope this helps,

Regards,

Rob

[Dan Deck]

Don't think this will work as I need to see it from the unix server. Either a boot from a DVD or some unix tool.

[Stan Sieler]

DBAN, while a nice tool, is aimed at x86 PCs.


Our WipeDisk for HP-UX product is
designed for securely wiping disks on
HP-UX systems.

http://www.allegro.com/products/hp9000/wipedisk.html

It has several modes of wiping, including
for the DoD, HIPAA, and more.


Stan Sieler
sieler@allegro.com