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SAS/SATA HBATested versionResultFixed in versionMachine usedEnclosure usedDisk(s) usedHBA firmware information
Dell MegaRAID Perc6/e5.5.0Drives detected, erasure fails5.6.1Dell PowerEdge 2970Dell PowerVault MD 10002 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
5.6.0Drives detected, erasure fails5.6.1Dell PowerEdge 2970Dell PowerVault MD 10002 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
5.7.2Drives detected, erasure OK Dell PowerEdge 2970Dell PowerVault MD 10002 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/i5.7.2Drives detected, erasure OK Dell PowerEdge 2970Integrated (backplane) in server2 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
HP SmartArray 420i
HP SmartArray 420
5.6.0Drives 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 4205.7.0.1Drives 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
5.7.2Drives 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 P8005.6.0Drives detected, erasure OK. SATA and SAS drives erased separately HP ProLiant DL380 Gen5MSA70 SAS(/SATA) EnclosureSAS/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
5.7.2Drives detected, erasure OK. Aperiodic random overwrite doesn't workAperiodic random overwrite works with 5.7.0.1HP ProLiant DL380 Gen5MSA70 SAS(/SATA) EnclosureSAS/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 9211-8i5.8.0Tested 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

FC HBATested versionResultFixed in versionMachine usedEnclosure usedDisk(s) usedHBA firmware information
LSI Logic 7204EP-LC5.8.0Drives detected, erasure OK.
8 bay Drive Eraser appliance
2 x Seagate SX373405FC (73GB)

Fusion MPT-v1.05.00
FC MPTBIOS-2.02.06

SCSI HBATested versionResultFixed in versionMachine usedEnclosure usedDisk(s) usedHBA firmware information
IBM ServeRAID-7k5.8.0Drives detected, erasure OK.
IBM eserver xSeries 346Integrated (backplane) in server2 x IBM-ESXS, MAW3073NC FN (73 GB)Bios/FW 7.10.20
Adaptec 29320LPE5.8.0Drives 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]




5.6.0Drives detected, erasure OK. Dell PowerEdge 4400Normal (dummy) SCSI disk enclosureBunch of 18.2GB SCSI disksFW version 1.06
BIOS version 1p00
5.7.0Blancco 5.7.0 Doesn't boot Dell PowerEdge 4400Normal (dummy) SCSI disk enclosureBunch of 18.2GB SCSI disksFW version 1.06
BIOS version 1p00


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