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Enterprise Erase E2400 User Guide
Revision 4.0
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CONTENTS
1.0 Product O er iew ….............................................................................................. 4
2.0 Installing and Remo ing Dri es from the E2400 ….............................................. 6
3.0 Erasing a Hard Dri e Using the E2400 ................................................................. 7
3.1 The Main Desktop Screen …............................................................................ 7
3.2 Launching the Enterprise Erase Application …................................................ 7
3.3 The Main User Interface (GUI) ….................................................................... 8
3.4 Beginning the Erasure Process …..................................................................... 8
3.5 Confirming the Erasure Process …................................................................... 9
3.6 Selection of O erwrite Le el …........................................................................ 9
3.7 Confirming the O erwrite Le el ….................................................................. 10
3.8 Status of Erasure in Progress …........................................................................ 10
3.9 Successful Completion of an Erase ….............................................................. 11
4.0 Canceling an Erase In Progress ….....................…................................................ 12
4.1 Selecting the Dri e …....................................................................................... 12
4.2 Canceling the Erase ….............…..................................................................... 12
4.3 Canceled Erase Display …................................................................................ 12
4.4 Failed Erase Display …..................................................................................... 13
5.0 Hot Swap Function …............................................................................................ 14
6.0 Using the Sector Viewer ….................................................................................... 15
7.0 Viewing Erasure Logs …........................................................................................ 17
8.0 Product Support …................................................................................................. 18
Addendum – Request Licenses ...................................................................................... 19
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1.0 Product Overview
1.1 Description
The Enterprise Erase E2400 is an appliance designed to erase loose hard dri es. The
system can erase up to twenty-four hard dri es simultaneously; depending upon
chosen configuration, it can erase any of the following dri e types:
•SAS
•SATA
•IDE/PATA
The E2400 comes standard with three basic o erwrite algorithms for the user to
choose from when performing an erasure on a hard dri e:
•Single Pass O erwrite
•Three Pass O erwrite with Verify (meets US DOD5220M Standard)
•Se en Pass O erwrite with Verify (meets US DOD5220M ECE Standard)
•CESG
•NIST SP 800-88
1.2 Items Included in Enterprise Erase E2400
Enterprise Erase E2400 comes with the following:
•One E2400 Appliance
•Two Towers each with 12 dri e bays
•Power Cables and Data Cables
•2.5 inch hard dri e adapters (if requested by customer)
The user of the appliance will need to supply the following:
•Keyboard
•Mouse
•Monitor
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1.0 Product Overview (cont.)
1.3 Preparation for Use
1. The first step in preparing E2400 for use is to connect the user supplied mouse,
monitor, and keyboard. All appliances ha e ports for USB mice and keyboards,
and some may still include PS2 ports.
2. Then, connect the supplied data cables from the appliance to the towers; cables
will ary based on specific configuration, i.e. a tower configured for SAS will
include a SAS data cable.
3. Next, connect the supplied power cables to the back of the E2400 appliance and
two towers to the wall outlet.
4. Now, turn on the appliance by depressing the power buttons on the rear of the
towers (power supply on/off switches); then depress the power button on the front
of the appliance and two towers.
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2.0 Inst lling nd Removing Drives from the E2400
To install a dri e into an E2400 with ‘Caddy-less Trays’, place the loose hard dri e into
the dri e erasure tray until you feel it locate on the plug at the back of the tray.
2.1 Loose Drives Installed
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3.0 Er sing H rd Drive Using the E2400
3.1 Once the appliance has been powered on and the Linux software has booted, the
main desktop screen will appear on the monitor. Figure 3.1 below shows the main
desktop screen.
Figure 3.1 – Main Desktop Screen
3.2 Double click on the desktop icon for Enterprise Erase to launch the
application.
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3.0 Er sing H rd Drive Using the E2400 (cont.)
3.3 After the software launches, you will see the main user interface (GUI). Figure
3.2 shows this interface.
Figure 3.2 – E2400 Main User Interface Screen (GUI)
3.4 To begin the erasure process, first highlight the dri e you would like to erase on
the list of de ices on the user interface screen. Figure 3.3 below shows a highlighted
dri e as it would appear on the screen:
Figure 3.3 – User Interface Screen with Drive Highlighted
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3.0 Er sing H rd Drive Using the E2400 (cont.)
NOTE: It is possible to start drives in batches by highlighting multiple drives at a
time as shown in the figure above. Simply hold the shift key while choosing drives to
select multiples.
3.5 To begin the erasure process on the selected dri e, press the button at the
bottom of the main user interface screen labeled “Erase Hard Dri e”. Figure 3.4 shows
the location of this button.
Figure 3.4 – Location of Erase Button on Main User Interface Screen
3.6 After pressing the “Erase Hard Dri e” button, a pop-up window will appear that
allows you to choose the le el of o erwrite you would like to execute on the selected
dri e. Figure 3.5 shows this pop-up window.
NOTE: hoices of overwrite level is a configurable option on many Tabernus
products, so the screen displayed on your unit may not match the one shown in the
figure below.
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3.0 Er sing H rd Drive Using the E2400 (cont.)
Figure 3.5 – Security Level Pop-up Window
3.7 When this window appears, select the desired erasure le el and press “OK”; the
process will begin.
3.8 After the erasure process is started, the status of the process is displayed on the
user interface screen. Figure 3.6 shows where the progress can be iewed.
Figure 3.6 – User Interface Screen Shows Erasure Process
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