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Tested HBAs with Blancco Drive Eraser

Tested HBAs with Blancco Drive Eraser

Dec 21, 2021

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Created Date

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Jul 10, 2018 

Dec 20, 2021 

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SAS/SATA HBA

Tested version

Result

Fixed in version

Machine used

Enclosure used

Disk(s) used

HBA firmware information

SAS/SATA HBA

Tested version

Result

Fixed in version

Machine used

Enclosure used

Disk(s) used

HBA firmware information

Dell MegaRAID Perc6/e

5.5.0

Drives detected, erasure fails

5.6.1

Dell PowerEdge 2970

Dell PowerVault MD 1000

2 x Seagate Barracuda 80 GB SATA HDD
One connected with SATA-to-SAS adapter, one without.

Package 6.3.1-0003
FW version 1.22.32-1371
Bios version 2.04.00
CtrlR version 1.02-015B

5.6.0

Drives detected, erasure fails

5.6.1

Dell PowerEdge 2970

Dell PowerVault MD 1000

2 x Seagate Barracuda 80 GB SATA HDD
One connected with SATA-to-SAS adapter, one without.

Package 6.3.1-0003
FW version 1.22.32-1371
Bios version 2.04.00
CtrlR version 1.02-015B

5.7.2

Drives detected, erasure OK

 

Dell PowerEdge 2970

Dell PowerVault MD 1000

2 x Seagate Barracuda 80 GB SATA HDD (sector size: 512)
One connected with SATA-to-SAS adapter, one without.
2 x Hitachi 73 GB SAS HDD (HUS153073VLS300, sector size: 520)

Package 6.3.1-0003
FW version 1.22.32-1371
Bios version 2.04.00
CtrlR version 1.02-015B

Dell MegaRAID Perc5/i

5.7.2

Drives detected, erasure OK

 

Dell PowerEdge 2970

Integrated (backplane) in server

2 x Seagate 36GB SAS HDD (ST936751SS, sector size: 512)

Package 5.2.1-0067
FW version 1.03.40-0316
Bios version MT28-8
CtrlR version 1.04-019A

PERC H330 Mini MegaRAID

7.1.0

Drives detected, erasure OK

 

Dell PowerEdge R630

 

7 x Seagate ST91000640NS SATA HDD

 

PERC H710P Mini MegaRAID

6.17.0

Drives detected, erasure OK

 

 

 

3 x Seagate ST300MM0006

 

ServeRAID M5110 MegaRAID

6.17.0

Drives detected, erasure OK

 

IBM System x3300 M4

 

 

 

HP SmartArray 420i
HP SmartArray 420

5.6.0

Drives detected, erasure OK

 

HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8

 

SAS/HDDs: HP EG0450FBVFM (450 GB)
SAS/SSDs: HP EO0200FBRVV (200 GB)
SATA/HDDs: (HP) MM0500GBKAK (500 GB)
(+also couple of non-HP-branded SATA disks were tested, which worked)

FW version 5.42
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays, version 8.50.65.00

HP SmartArray P440ar

 

Drives detected, erasure OK

 

ProLiant DL380 Gen9

 

 

 

HP SmartArray 420

5.7.0.1

Drives detected, erasure OK
(FW commands doesn't seem to work for disks behind this HBA)

 

Internal test platform

 

SAS/HDDs: HP DH072BAAKN (73.4GB)
SATA/HDDs: Western Digital WD3200BEKT-7 (320GB)
SATA/SSD : Kingston SH103S3 (240GB)

FW version 5.42

5.7.2

Drives detected, erasure OK

 

Internal test platform

 

SAS/HDDs: HP EH0072FARUA (73 GB)
SATA/HDDs: Western Digital WD3200BEKT-7 (320GB)

FW version 5.42

HP SmartArray P800

5.6.0

Drives detected, erasure OK. SATA and SAS drives erased separately

 

HP ProLiant DL380 Gen5

MSA70 SAS(/SATA) Enclosure

SAS/HDDs: 10 x HP DH072BAAKN & 8 x HP EH0072FARUA (73 GB)
SATA/HDDs: 5 x Western Digital WD3200BEKT-75PVMT1, 1 x Samsung HM321HI & 1 x Toshiba MK3261GSYN (320 GB)

FW version 7.22
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays, version 8.20.15.00

5.7.2

Drives detected, erasure OK. Aperiodic random overwrite doesn't work

Aperiodic random overwrite works with 5.7.0.1

HP ProLiant DL380 Gen5

MSA70 SAS(/SATA) Enclosure

SAS/HDDs: HP DH072BAAKN & HP EH0072FARUA (73 GB)
SATA/HDDs: Western Digital WD3200BEKT-75PVMT1 (320 GB)

FW version 7.22
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays, version 8.20.15.00

LSI SAS 9211-8i

5.8.0

Tested and Erasure OK for: SAS/HDD & SATA/HDD

 

8 bay Drive Eraser appliance

 

SATA/HDDs: 2 x Western Digital WD2503ABYZ-011FA0 (250GB)
SAS/HDDs: 2 x Seagate ST1000NM0023 (1000GB)

MPT FW Revision: 15.00.00.00-IT
MPT2BIOS: 7.29.00.00 (2012.11.12)
NVDATA Version: 0F.00.00.05

LSI MegaRAID SAS 9261-8i

6.18.0

Drives detected, erasure OK

 

 

 

 

 

LSI MegaRAID SAS 9271-8i

6.17.0

Drives detected, erasure OK

 

 

 

 

 

FC HBA

Tested version

Result

Fixed in version

Machine used

Enclosure used

Disk(s) used

HBA firmware information

LSI Logic 7204EP-LC

5.8.0

Drives detected, erasure OK.

 

8 bay Drive Eraser appliance

 

2 x Seagate SX373405FC (73GB)

Fusion MPT-v1.05.00
FC MPTBIOS-2.02.06

SCSI HBA

Tested version

Result

Fixed in version

Machine used

Enclosure used

Disk(s) used

HBA firmware information

IBM ServeRAID-7k

5.8.0

Drives detected, erasure OK.

 

IBM eserver xSeries 346

Integrated (backplane) in server

2 x IBM-ESXS, MAW3073NC FN (73 GB)

Bios/FW 7.10.20

Adaptec 29320LPE

5.8.0

Drives detected, erasure OK.

 

8 bay Drive Eraser appliance

 

1 x Compaq BD07285A25 (73GB)
1 x Compaq BD14689BB9 (146GB)

Utility v4.31.9

Dell MegaRAID Perc2 [MEGARAID_LEGACY card]

 

 

 

5.6.0

Drives detected, erasure OK.

 

Dell PowerEdge 4400

Normal (dummy) SCSI disk enclosure

Bunch of 18.2GB SCSI disks

FW version 1.06
BIOS version 1p00

5.7.0

Blancco 5.7.0 Doesn't boot

 

Dell PowerEdge 4400

Normal (dummy) SCSI disk enclosure

Bunch of 18.2GB SCSI disks

FW version 1.06
BIOS version 1p00