[c-nsp] Format a nexus 7k sup-1 flash card (slot0) without a sup-1

[Jeffrey G. Fitzwater]

We have replaced all our sup-s with sup-2s and shipped back the sup-1s, but kept the slot0: flash cards because they still had sensitive data.   We have been trying to format the flash cards using different DISK utilities and CLIs but cannot seem to find anything that will work.

I used to do this with 6500 flash cards, but it doesn't work with the Nexus 7ks.

I don't care about mounting the drive, I just want to format it and then maybe bit clean it.


CISCO wants these back as part of the exchange, but we cannot until we clean them.

I have opened TAC case but I might as well see if there are any answers out there also.




Thanks for any help.



Jeff Fitzwater
OIT Network Systems
Princeton University