Nvidia DGX H100

NVIDIA DGX H100 User Guide
7.3.2. Procedure
Here are the instructions to securely delete data from the DGX H100 system SSDs.
1. Boot the system from the ISO image, either remotely or from a bootable USB key.
2. At the GRUB menu, select:
▶ (For DGX OS 6): Rescue a broken system and congure the locale and network information.
3. When prompted to select a root le system, select Do not use a root le system and then select
Execute a shell in the installer environment.
4. Log in.
5. Run the following command to identify the devices available in the system:
nvme list
If the nvme-cli package is not installed, then install the CLI as follows and then run nvme list.
dpkg -i ∕usr∕lib∕live∕mount∕rootfs∕filesystem.squashfs∕curtin∕repo∕<nvme-cli-
,→package.deb>
6. Perform a secure erase:
nvme format -s1 <device-path>
where <device-path> is the specic storage node as listed in the previous step. For example,
∕dev∕nvme0n1.
7.3. Secure Data Deletion 53