Erasing a Logical Drive

The logical drive erase function operates on a specified logical drive and overwrites all user-accessible locations. It supports nonzero patterns and multiple passes. The logical drive erase function optionally deletes the logical drive and erases the data within the logical drive’s LBA range. The logical drive erase function is a background operation, and it posts events to notify users of their progress.

Perform the following steps to erase a logical drive.

1.	Navigate to the Controller dashboard, click a array name (for example, Array). Click the   icon corresponding to a array to display its contents.

The logical drives and drives associated with the selected array appear.

2.	Click the logical drive whose content you want to erase.

3.	Select Actions > Erase.

The Logical Drive Erase dialog appears.

The dialog shows the following modes:

Simple

Normal

Thorough

4.	Select a mode and click Erase Logical Drive.

A warning message appears asking for your confirmation.

5.	Click Yes, Erase Drive.

After the logical drive erase operation has started, the Stop Erase option is enabled in the Actions menu. You can monitor the progress of the erase operation. See Background Operations Support.

6.	Select the Delete Logical Drive After Erase check box to delete the logical drive after the erase operation has completed.