On: Mon, Apr 04, 2011 at 12:39:31PM -0500,Phillip Gramly Wrote: } I have reclaimed some minidisks from defunct zLinux machines. } i used ICKDSF on VSE to put a VOLID and VTOC on them, but i can still } see old data on the tracks (using FAQS) } Do I need to format these drives on CMS to clear the old data? } Or can i just let vse write over the tracks as they begin to get used?
As Bill Bitner might say, "It Depends". Is any of the data such that your security admin(s) would get upset if an un-authorized person were able to look at it? If the answer is yes or even mabe, I would format it. -- Rich Greenberg Sarasota, FL, USA richgr atsign panix.com + 1 941 378 2097 Eastern time. N6LRT I speak for myself & my dogs only. VM'er since CP-67 Canines: Val, Red, Shasta, Zero & Casey (At the bridge) Owner:Chinook-L Canines: Red & Cinnar (Siberians) Retired at the beach Asst Owner:Sibernet-L
