RE: Cleansing or decommission of system

["Paul Nelson" <nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.tannerite.com/frequent-questions/tannerite-exploding-targets/

You should see how it works on tree stumps, too.  :-))

Paul Nelson
Cell 708-670-6978
Office 512-392-2577
nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Oberholtzer
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 3:27 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Cleansing or decommission of system

Yea, it is, however a hammer won't land you in Federal Prison,,,,,,,

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 11/19/2013 3:21 PM, Paul Nelson wrote:
> Tannerite is more fun.
>
> Paul Nelson
> Cell 708-670-6978
> Office 512-392-2577
> nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DrFranken
> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 2:59 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: Cleansing or decommission of system
>
> One sharp rap in the center of the drive with a 2lb hammer. Now shake.
> Sounds kinda tingly like a baby rattle. Data all gone.:-)
>
> Seriously we have done this for a number of companies who want us to
> recycle their machines but won't let us re-use the disks drives. When
> they hear the nice rattling they are OK with us recycling the rest of
> the drive.:-)
>
> Pretty much all of the 3 1/2 inch drives in the last 10 years that have
> been used for IBM i etc shatter like this.
>
>           - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis
>
> www.frankeni.com
> www.iDevCloud.com
> www.iInTheCloud.com
>
> On 11/19/2013 2:58 PM, Ketzes, Larry wrote:
>
> > >  Hello all,
> > >                    Is anyone aware of a specific IBM blessed procedure
to
> ensure all data is scrubbed from a system selected for decommission?  I've
> heard someone tell me the disk units must be initialized 7 times to truly
> comply with an audit.
> > >  Any thoughts?
> > >
> > >  Thanks, Larry
> > >
> > >  Larry Ketzes
> > >  Lead Enterprise Infrastructure Engineer