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Table 15. Advanced physical disk properties (continued)
Option Description
NOTE: Disk cache for SATA Gen3 drives is disabled by default.
Disk protocol Type of hard disk used
Device speed Speed of the physical disk
Negotiated link speed Negotiated link speed of the device
PCIe capable link width N/A for SAS/SATA drives
PCIe negotiated link width N/A for SAS/SATA drives
Encryption capable Encryption capability of the physical disk
Encryption supported Encryption capability enabled at the controller level
Secured Security status of the physical disk
Cryptographic erase capable Cryptographic erase capability of the physical disk
Cryptographic erase
Prerequisites
NOTE: The Cryptographic erase feature is supported only on ISE and SED drives.
Steps
1. Enter the Dell PERC 11 Configuration Utility. See Navigate to Dell PERC 11 configuration utility.
2. Click Main Menu > Physical Disk Management.
The list of physical disks is displayed.
3. Select a physical disk.
4. From the Operations drop-down menu, select Cryptographic Erase.
NOTE: If the drive installed is ISE or SED capable, then only the Cryptographic erase option is displayed.
5. Click Go.
A screen is displayed asking if you are sure you want to perform the operation.
6. Select the Confirm option.
7. Click Yes.
The Cryptographic erase operation is completed successfully.
Physical disk erase
Prerequisites
To use the Physical Disk Erase feature from the HII Configuration Utility, perform the following steps:
Steps
1. Enter the Dell PERC 11 Configuration Utility. See Navigate to Dell PERC 11 configuration utility.
2. Click Main Menu > Physical Disk Management.
The list of physical disks is displayed.
3. Select a physical disk.
4. From the Operations drop-down menu, select Physical Disk Erase.
NOTE: If the drive installed is neither SED or ISE capable, then only the Physical Disk Erase option is displayed.
5. Click Go.
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Manage PERC 11 controllers using HII configuration utility