Our DASD Storage Management folks usually resort to having a bonded and trusted vendor do the secure erase. Our z/OS systems are usually too loaded to take on the task.
Regards, Richard Schuh > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Altmark > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 11:50 PM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: Shark Retiring > > On Monday, 12/08/2008 at 01:53 EST, "Schuh, Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Only 6? In 1968, I saw a report that stated that the folks at > > installation code CAD could read 7 levels deep. The result > was that to > > insure adequate safety, disks and tapes were not moved from > a secure > > site to one that was not secure. Instead, the media were physically > > destroyed. Maybe the magnets in use today are not as strong as the > > ones in use back then. Another possibility is that the > spooks want to > > be able to read the last bit of data written to your disks > and tapes. > > As was mentioned, if you want to stop short of destruction, > IBM offers a secure data erase service for disks. I see also > that FDRERASE has a certified secure erase function if you > have z/OS hanging around somewhere. > > A Q&D program to use the Data Secure Erase CCW for tapes is > sufficient to erase them. > > Alan Altmark > z/VM Development > IBM Endicott >
