https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/format-hard-disk/m-p/3682200#M793567 mediainit<BR /><BR />-or-<BR /><BR />dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rdsk/cXtXdX bs=1024k<BR /><BR />Personally I lean toward the dd approach.<BR /><BR /><BR />Pete Thu, 01 Dec 2005 07:39:58 GMT Pete Randall 2005-12-01T07:39:58Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/format-hard-disk/m-p/3682199#M793566 What is the best way to eliminate or format a hard disk with HPUX installed. Thu, 01 Dec 2005 07:28:53 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/format-hard-disk/m-p/3682199#M793566 JorgeH 2005-12-01T07:28:53Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/format-hard-disk/m-p/3682200#M793567 mediainit<BR /><BR />-or-<BR /><BR />dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rdsk/cXtXdX bs=1024k<BR /><BR />Personally I lean toward the dd approach.<BR /><BR /><BR />Pete Thu, 01 Dec 2005 07:39:58 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/format-hard-disk/m-p/3682200#M793567 Pete Randall 2005-12-01T07:39:58Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/format-hard-disk/m-p/3682201#M793568 Here's a good discussion concerning this topic:<BR /><BR /><A href="http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x24b53a7b3682d611abdb0090277a778c,00.html" target="_blank">http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x24b53a7b3682d611abdb0090277a778c,00.html</A><BR /><BR /><BR />Pete Thu, 01 Dec 2005 07:45:27 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/format-hard-disk/m-p/3682201#M793568 Pete Randall 2005-12-01T07:45:27Z