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Sanitizing Brocade encrypted FC switch before returning to vendor

We have a faulty encrypted Brocade fibre switch :
after vendor has replaced it, we need to sanitize it
before returning to supplier.

However, when we tried to reset its settings to factory
settings, it won't allow us. Thus, we deleted the
FabricOS.

Q1:
What are the ways / measures people usually take
before returning suicch a switch?

Q2:
Is deleting the FabricOS good enough to sanitize it?

Q3:
Is there an NVRAM or HDD inside the switch that
could be easily removed from the machine for
degaussing

Q4:
By deleting the FabricOS, does it delete the config

sunhux

ASKER

Attached is a screen of the console messages after we've deleted
the FabricOS
BrocadeScr.zip

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David

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sunhux

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> degauss the drive then you effectively destroy any warranty so they probably
> wouldn't even take it back.

We have a word with the reseller & he's Ok with it.

I just need to know if the Brocade encryption switch
a) stores its configurations (zoning info) in an NVRAM or a HDD ?
b) is this NVRAM or HDD easily removed?

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sunhux

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There's only zoning info in the switches so I guess it's not
that sensitive to the extent that we need to degauss the
NVRAM but I'll see what our corporate security guys say

Thanks