Comments on: Secure erase and SSD http://blog.nigelpoulton.com/secure-erase-of-ssd-on-a-symmetrix/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed with nigel poulton Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:49:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jesse http://blog.nigelpoulton.com/secure-erase-of-ssd-on-a-symmetrix/comment-page-1/#comment-328 Jesse Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:31:34 +0000 http://blogs.rupturedmonkey.com/?p=155#comment-328 <p>The problem I've not heard anyone address yet is the 100,000 write-erase cycle limit on NAND memory.  The folks at Fusion IO (www.fusionio.com) had an interesting response to that question.</p><p>"When it fails, the data will still be in tact, you just can't write to that block." </p><p>Um, ok.  but it's still a failure.</p> <p>The problem I’ve not heard anyone address yet is the 100,000 write-erase cycle limit on NAND memory.  The folks at Fusion IO (www.fusionio.com) had an interesting response to that question.</p><p>"When it fails, the data will still be in tact, you just can’t write to that block." </p><p>Um, ok.  but it’s still a failure.</p>

]]> By: snig http://blog.nigelpoulton.com/secure-erase-of-ssd-on-a-symmetrix/comment-page-1/#comment-327 snig Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:16:40 +0000 http://blogs.rupturedmonkey.com/?p=155#comment-327 LOL, i saw that a couple weeks ago.  Classic... LOL, i saw that a couple weeks ago.  Classic…

]]> By: Nigel Poulton http://blog.nigelpoulton.com/secure-erase-of-ssd-on-a-symmetrix/comment-page-1/#comment-326 Nigel Poulton Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:19:16 +0000 http://blogs.rupturedmonkey.com/?p=155#comment-326 <p>Sure its not a Symmetrix specific solution, but I could hardly title it "Secure erase from SSD on USP" could I   <img alt="" src="/wp-content/plugins/editormonkey/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/wink_smile.gif" /></p> <p>Oh and to make it DoD approved all we would need to add would be bubbling pool of white hot metal to the end of the conveyor belt.</p> <p>Ive done some work for MOD (UK equivalent of DOD) and they shipped disks offsite via a specialist company who physically destroyed the platters.  I never did ask them how they destroyed them.  Hmmmmm........</p> Sure its not a Symmetrix specific solution, but I could hardly title it "Secure erase from SSD on USP" could I  

Oh and to make it DoD approved all we would need to add would be bubbling pool of white hot metal to the end of the conveyor belt.

Ive done some work for MOD (UK equivalent of DOD) and they shipped disks offsite via a specialist company who physically destroyed the platters.  I never did ask them how they destroyed them.  Hmmmmm……..

]]> By: the storage anarchist http://blog.nigelpoulton.com/secure-erase-of-ssd-on-a-symmetrix/comment-page-1/#comment-325 the storage anarchist Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:46:31 +0000 http://blogs.rupturedmonkey.com/?p=155#comment-325 Actually, that's not a Symmetrix-specific solution.   Nor is it one that meets the DoD requirements. I think they require disk drives (and tapes) to be ground up into chunks no larger than 2mm.   But good try! Actually, that’s not a Symmetrix-specific solution.
 
Nor is it one that meets the DoD requirements. I think they require disk drives (and tapes) to be ground up into chunks no larger than 2mm.
 
But good try!

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