Disk wiping

• To wipe an HDD by writing zeros to it:

# ddrescue -f /dev/zero /dev/adaX

The average speed is above 100 MB/s, so 1 TB takes about 2-3 hours.

• To wipe an Intel/Solidigm Data Center SSD by the Solidigm Storage Tool (on Linux):

1. Delete all partitions
2. # sst delete --ssd <index>

The <index> can be found by using the command

# sst show --ssd

• To wipe a SSD by the ATA Security Erase command:

1. Delete all partitions and destroy the partitioning scheme

   gpart destroy -F adaX

2. Make sure the drive is not frozen and support "enhanced erase":

   # camcontrol security adaX

       [...]
       Security Option           Value
       supported                 yes
       enabled                   no
       drive locked              no
       security config frozen    no
       count expired             no
       security level            high
       enhanced erase supported  yes
       erase time                4 min
       enhanced erase time       4 min

[...]

1. Issue the ATA Secure Erase command:

   # camcontrol security adaX -U user -s Erase -h Erase