So, for a shop about to decommission a system or storage device, we should scratch all real data volumes, create a volume full of junk data and Repeatedly copy junk data from volume to volume until it runs out of space then expire the junk?
I did this with ICKDSF TRKFMT to erase dasd volumes.. On Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 10:29 AM Tom Longfellow <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, I agree that the only safe way out is to leave it to the professionals > that created the problem. The first hurdle would be having a relationship > with them that allows me to make requests or demands. Unless it is a > broken situation that I can report to support as a 'problem' I have no > alternatives. My disagreement in their great and holy design does not rise > to the point of getting them to fix what is not deemed as being wrong. > > I would still be interested to know their response to the security exposure > to data that cannot be wiped from the system. An army of Security Auditors > could descend upon them any day. Because 'if it exists, it can be hacked' > is their world view. While I would like to make it no longer exist, I am > not given that option with the current design. > > The take it down, tear it apart, reformat it and put it all back together is > the most daring approach I have ever seen. Very bold and high risk. I have > spent my career avoiding breadboards, soldering irons and screwdrivers for > very good reasons. The approval for me to do that layer of tinkering to get > rid of annoying zombie abandoned tapes will never happen. Plus, the skills > to do that are not available. > > I do not hate these zombie volumes enough to nuke the village in order to > save it. But it is sorta fun to think about. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
