Cisco Cisco AMP Threat Grid 5500 Appliance Installation Guide
Cisco AMP Threat Grid Appliance Administrator's Guide
WIPE APPLIANCE
WIPE APPLIANCE
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WIPE APPLIANCE
A new boot menu option is available with V1.4.4 that will allow you to wipe the disks on a Threat Grid Appliance.
Use the Wipe Appliance option to remove all data from the appliance prior to decommissioning or returning it to
the Cisco Demo Loan Program. Several variants of this process are available, some of which perform additional
passes to provide safety against attempts at data retrieval using advanced techniques. (Note these techniques
are believed to be ineffectual against modern hard drive encodings, so even the fastest single-pass Wipe option
is considered safe and sufficient.)
the Cisco Demo Loan Program. Several variants of this process are available, some of which perform additional
passes to provide safety against attempts at data retrieval using advanced techniques. (Note these techniques
are believed to be ineffectual against modern hard drive encodings, so even the fastest single-pass Wipe option
is considered safe and sufficient.)
IMPORTANT: Note that after performing this operation, the appliance will no longer operate without being
returned to Cisco for reimaging.
returned to Cisco for reimaging.
1.
Reboot your Appliance.
During the boot, there will be a 4-second window in which you can select Wipe Appliance:
Figure 13 - Wipe Appliance
2.
This option requires the following username and password:
username:
"wipe"
password:
"I ACCEPT ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ACTION"