Specifies whether the disk should be wiped. If WipeDisk is TRUE, the ZTIWipeDisk.wsf script will clean the disk using the Format command. The Format command is not the most "secure" way of wiping the disk.

Securely wiping the disk should be done so in a manner that follows the U.S. Department of Defense standard 5220.22-M, which states, "To clear magnetic disks, overwrite all locations three times (first time with a character, second time with its complement, and the third time with a random character)."

When MDT wipes the disk, it uses the Format command with the /P:3 switch, which instructs Format to zero every sector on the volume and to perform the operation three times. There is no way to tell the Format command to use a particular character or a random character.

Note   If the disk must be securely wiped, a non-Microsoft secure disk wipe tool should be added to the task sequence using the Run Command Line task sequence step.

Caution   This property value must be specified in uppercase letters so that the deployment scripts can properly read it.

 

Property configured by			Property applies to
BootStrap.ini			LTI	˜
CustomSettings.ini	˜
MDT DB	˜		ZTI	˜

 

Value	Description
TRUE	If WipeDisk is set to TRUE, the Win32_DiskPartition at DiskIndex 0 and Index 0 will be formatted.
FALSE	The disk will not be formatted.

 

Example
[Settings] Priority=Default   [Default] WipeDisk=TRUE

 

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