>From an old post on the same subject: If you are using ICKDSF, you can use TRKFMT function with the CYCLES and ERASEDATA to do multiple passes.
Scott Rohling On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Edward M Martin <[email protected]>wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > > > I would suggest the ICKDSF REVAL or INSTALL for real DASD (not supported on > the 1750 – DS6800). > > > > Seems to me that ICKDSF INIT with purge and some other parameters would do > what you want. > > > > Or reformat the Ds6800 using the Storage Manager software. > > > > > > Ed Martin > > Aultman Health Foundation > > 330-363-5050 > > ext 35050 > > *From:* The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *clifford jackson > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 14, 2010 10:36 AM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Scrubbing DASD > > > > Catherine, can you send me that information also i am retiring an IBM > DS6800 DASD set. offline at [email protected] > > > Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:46:00 -0500 > > From: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Scrubbing DASD > > To: [email protected] > > > > Depends upon which type of DASD you have. If you're using a SAN, use > > the SAN's manager tools to reformat the DASD, 3 passes will do. Or, you > > can have IBM come in and scrub it for you. Your regular customer > > engineer can perform the reformatting at the SAN level for you. If you > > truly require DoD-level cleansing and a certificate stating as such, > > another division of IBM can come in and do that for you I can send you > > the particulars off-list if you want them. It is expensive. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf Of Peter E. Carrier > > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 8:40 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Scrubbing DASD > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > Haven't been on here in a while. I have missed you guys ;) > > > > MIT will finally be shutting down it's zVM systems that have been > > running > > remotely at Blue Hill Data's datecenter for the past couple of years. I > > > > am looking into what I'll need to do to do a reasonably thorough DASD > > scrubbing, thorough enough to satisfy the new privacy regulations, etc. > > I > > assume I'll be using ICKDSF to do the dirty work, and am looking for > > suggestions for which commands, how many passes, etc. to do. > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > Peter > ------------------------------ > > The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. Get > started.<http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3> >
