You can destroy data stored on disks using Storage Encryption for security reasons, including sanitizing the disks, setting the disk state to end-of-life, and emergency shredding of the data.
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Sanitizing disks using Storage Encryption before return to vendor
If you want to return a disk to a vendor but do not want anyone to access sensitive data on the disk, you can sanitize it first by using the disk encrypt sanitize command. This renders the data on the disk inaccessible, but the disk can be reused. This command only works on spare disks.
Setting the state of disks using Storage Encryption to end-of-life
If you want to render a disk permanently unusable and the data on it inaccessible, you can set the state of the disk to end-of-life by using the disk encrypt destroy command. This command only works on spare disks.
Emergency shredding of data on disks using Storage Encryption
In case of a security emergency, you can instantly prevent access to data on disks using Storage Encryption, even if power is not available to the storage system or the external key server.
