Users Guide

Table 15. Advanced physical disk properties

Option Description

Logical sector size Logical sector size of the selected physical disk

Physical sector size Physical sector size of the selected physical disk

SMART status SMART status of a physical disk

Revision Firmware version of the physical disk

WWID Unique identifier used to identify the device

Multipath Multipath of the controller

Physical disk power state Power condition (On or Power Save) of the physical disk

Disk cache setting Disk cache setting

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:

Manage PERC 11 controllers using HII configuration utility