Blancco Enterprise Erase E2400 - Using the Drive Eraser Only Mode and an External Management Console; Other Documents; Hot Swap Function

6 Blancco 24 Bay Drive Eraser
1.1 Using the “Drive Eraser Only” mode and an External Management Console
The software can also be run with only the Drive Eraser part. In this mode, the MC part is disabled on the
Hardware and an external MC or Blancco Cloud account can be used to handle licensing and reporting.
To use this mode:
1. Connect the LAN cable from router (internet access required to access Blancco cloud) or
Blancco Management Console server the to one of the two network port (RJ45) on the 3U server
2. Power on / reboot appliance.
3. When the GRUB boot menu appears (with red Blancco background), you have 5 seconds to
press 'e' to edit the commands.
4. Scroll down to end of boot menu to a line starting with linux /boot/vmlinux-linux ... net.ifnames=0.
5. Add to end of line either "localMC" (for “Drive Eraser + Management Console” mode) or
"externalMC" (for “Drive Eraser Only” and external MC) parameter and press Ctrl-x or F10 to
boot.
6. Appliance will make an extra reboot and start with selected mode.
7. Refer Blancco Management Console Manuals or Cloud Manual accordingly.
1.2 Other Documents
For more information about Blancco Drive Eraser, please refer to the Blancco Drive Eraser’s user manual:
https://download.blancco.com/products/erasure/drive_eraser/manuals/Blancco_Drive_Eraser_Manual_en-
US.pdf
For More information about Blancco Management Console, please refer to the Blancco Management
Console’s manuals:
User Manual
https://download.blancco.com/products/erasure/management_console/manuals/en_US/MC_Manual_en_US.
pdf
Administrator’s Manual:
https://download.blancco.com/products/erasure/management_console/manuals/en_US/MC_Admin_Manual_
en_US.pdf
Cloud Manual:
https://download.blancco.com/products/erasure/management_console/manuals/en_US/MC_Cloud_Manual_
en_US.pdf
1.3 Hot Swap Function
This software has been designed to allow for hot swapping of drives without affecting the erasure process
running on other drives in the appliance.
1. To begin the hot swap process, remove the completed drive from the drive bay.
2. Press the Refresh button in Drive Eraser’s Erasure tab.
3. The software should then show no drive in this location on the GUI.
4. Install the new drive into the drive bay.
5. Press the Refresh button again.
NOTES
• Some drives take longer to hot swap than others; always give ample time for the drive to establish a
link with the appliance. Some drives may take up to two minutes to be fully ready for hot swap.
• Some drives (particularly some older drives) produce inconsistent results with hot swapping; these
drives will need to be inserted prior to a full system boot or reboot.