Getting server to recognize proliant storage array

[hmooc]

Hello!

I have a Proliant 5000 server, which I have to wipe out all the data before sending it off to a non profit organization as donation. Additionally there is also couple of proliant storage arrays, which have hard, drives on it that I have to format before sending them off as well. I need to know how to get the proliant server to recognize the extra storage array. The storage arrys are attached to the server via scisi cable. I also have the 4.2 smart disk cd, which I use to boot into all the system config options. I am able to see all the hard drives of the server but not the storage array when I boot it up with the smart cd.

Thanks,
Helen

 

[hmooc]

Actually I was playing with it couple time and rebooting with the Smart boot disk. Eventually the server recognized the storage array. When I went into the configuration option, it was showing me the server set up as RAID 0 and the storage array as RAID 5. I changed the Storage array to RAID 0 and saved the configuration. Is this sufficient in terms of wiping out the data on the Storage drive?

Thanks,
Helen

 

[ntinlin]

Slightly safer would be to use SmartStart CD to wipe all configs then move the hard drives round a bit.
The wipe doesn't delete any data as such just the information about which drive is in which array etc.
But when they create a new array any existing data will get overwritten.

Neill

 

[hmooc]

Thank you Neil. After playing around with it I sort of figured that out and though recreating the array on the hard such as changing it from RAID 0 from RAID 5 sort wipe out the partition structure. I also swapped all the hard drives around