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Cleaning Hard Drives

Can anyone point me to directions to completely wipe clean hard drives on a Netra 1125 running Sun OS 5.6.I would like to install Solaris 10, but I need to recover all the hard drive space first. Thanks.
[231 byte] By [GaryFuqua] at [2007-11-25 23:00:40]
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# 1

I still don't understand why people ask about formatting hard drives... when you install a version of Solaris, you repartition the hard drive(s) at that time... if you really need to format the drive(s), use the format command (open a window while in the installation disk)...

Am I wrong? what could possibly be left over when you install over an existing system?

formatting takes toooo bloody long to be a trivial pursuit.

Bill? Martin? someone? this has driven me crazy reading this type of question...

zeroing a drive for security is one thing, but if you are just going to install a newer version....

haroldkarl

haroldkarl at 2007-7-5 17:50:00 > top of Java-index,Storage Forums,Storage General Discussion...
# 2
Haroldkarl:Thanks.I figured out the answer to my own stupid question.To answer your question about how stupid questions come into existence?Simple answer.The search for knowledge sometimes takes the form of stupid questions. Does that help?Gary
GaryFuqua at 2007-7-5 17:50:00 > top of Java-index,Storage Forums,Storage General Discussion...
# 3

Gary,

my problem is that I have installed Solaris 8/9/10 for at least 5 years (hobbyist -type adventurist) and have only "formatted" a Sun hard drive a couple times.... a very painfull experience...

cool that you found your answer... I hope I didn't actually call you stupid... didn't mean to.... at least you weren't working on an ultra 5... LOL...

keep those questions coming.... there should be one to stump us in the peanut gallery!!!

haroldkarl

haroldkarl at 2007-7-5 17:50:00 > top of Java-index,Storage Forums,Storage General Discussion...
# 4

Sun have implemented method for customers who's decommissioned hard drives are to be sold as used drives or reused within the organisation in another department: Disk scrubbing <b># format>analyze>verify</b>. This method is the only way to clean the drives of all data, installing Solaris over the data does not erase the data. It does take time to complete, I have scrubbed +50 drives at one time ( over a week ) and I spent the time waiting wrestling my kids on the couch, makes it so much easier to tolerate!

mlennon at 2007-7-5 17:50:00 > top of Java-index,Storage Forums,Storage General Discussion...
# 5
Haroldkarl:If no offense was intended, none was taken. I'm sure I can come up with more stumper questions.I haven't gotten printing to a Windows shared printer working yet.I sense more questions coming on....ThanksGary.
GaryFuqua at 2007-7-5 17:50:00 > top of Java-index,Storage Forums,Storage General Discussion...
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