This KB offers detailed instructions for customizing the BitRaser Drive Eraser software ISO. The customization process helps you automate the data erasure process to increase efficiency and save time. You can customize the ISO by prefilling all relevant information like erasure method, customer details, custom fields, etc. Auto-erase functionality can also be enabled to ensure no click erasure. Follow these simple steps to customize BitRaser Drive Eraser ISO.
Step 1: Log in to BitRaser Cloud Console using the login credentials received via email post-purchase. (Refer to Image 1)
Image 1: BitRaser Cloud Console Log-in Screen
Step 2: Click the 'Profile Icon' in the top-right corner. Here, you will get the option to customize BitRaser ISO.
Click on 'Customize BitRaser Drive Eraser ISO'. (Refer to Image 2)
Image 2: Click on Customize BitRaser Drive Eraser ISO
Step 3: You must again enter your password to begin the process. Enter your password, then click 'Continue'. (Refer to Image 3)
Image 3: Reenter Password to Customize BitRaser ISO
Step 4: Choose the ISO based on the BitRaser Drive Eraser variant you want to customize – BitRaser Cloud or BitRaser Network Cloud. Once you have chosen the variant, click 'Continue' to customize it. (Refer to Image 4)
For this KB, we will customize the BitRaser Cloud variant ISO. To learn more about the different variants of BitRaser Drive Eraser, you can read our blog.
Note: You can save up to three ISO files simultaneously in the cloud console that can be downloaded later. If you want to create a new Customized ISO and already have three saved, then you will have to delete one before making a new Customized ISO.
Image 4: Choose the BitRaser Variant to Customize the ISO
Step 5: Follow the process to configure the ISO as desired. It allows you to pre-configure many data fields and functions. Let us see all the options that you can customize.
- The first option is 'General' which allows you to customize the following: (Refer to Image 5)
Image 5: Customize BitRaser ISO General Tab
- Keyboard Layout: You can choose the keyboard layout according to your requirements and can choose from English-us, French-fr, Italian-it, etc.
- Eject CD on Boot: Choose 'Yes' if you want the bootable CD to eject after the device boots with BitRaser.
- Hardware Diagnostics: Enable this option to allow the software to do hardware diagnostics. The report will contain the status of hardware components like motherboard, processor, memory, keyboard, battery, Wi-Fi, etc.
- Enable Screensaver: Checking this option will enable BitRaser screensaver and the time after it appears during the erasure process. It will display the erasure progress on the screen.
- Write FingerPrint: The application will write a fingerprint at the sector level of the drive to verify that the drive was erased using BitRaser Drive Eraser. You can specify the sector on which you want the fingerprint. You can verify the fingerprint through the 'Hex-Viewer' in the BitRaser application.
- Enable Disk Smart Size: Using this option, you can round off the actual drive size to the nearest market standard drive size to resell the drive in the marketplace.
- Show Restart Button: This option will show the 'Restart Button' in the BitRaser Drive Eraser main interface.
- Customer Details: Option to add customer details in the erasure report.
- Technician/Validator Details: The erasure reports and certificates will show the name and digital signature of the technician who performs the erasure and the validator who validates the erasure.
Once done, click the 'Next' button to go to the 'Erasing' tab. (Refer to Image 6)
- Erasing tab allows you to customize the following:
- Erasure Method: You can choose from 24 globally recognized erasure methods like NIST Clear, NIST Purge, US DoD 5220.22, and HMG IS 5 to make it the default erasure standard per your client's needs. This ensures that all drives are wiped using your customer-preferred data erasure standard.
- Verification: You can choose to freeze the erasure verification method so that all drives wiped using this ISO follow a standardized verification method. The software allows you to choose from 'No Verification,' 'Random Verification,' or 'Total Verification'
Please note that if the US DoD or NIST Purge standard is chosen, the verification type is fixed as Total Verification.
Image 6: Erasing Tab BitRaser ISO Customization
- Auto Select All Drives to Erase: You may check this option if you want the software to select all internal and external drives for erasure automatically.
- Auto Erase: Select this option to perform auto erasure without having to click the 'Erase' button in the software. The software will start erasing drives as soon as it has connected to the internet and has acquired erasure licenses from the cloud server.
- Freeze Erasure Method & Verification: Selecting this option will freeze the erasure method and verification type for the ISO being created. It helps ensure standardization across physically spread-out locations to maintain consistency in the erasure method and verification process and to ensure regulatory compliance.
- Enable RAID Dismantling: Checking this option enables the software to automatically detect and dismantle RAID configuration in servers. The software supports RAID dismantling for select controllers like LSI, Adaptec, and Dell PERC.
- Remove HPA/DCO Automatically: This option will enable the software to detect and erase hidden areas like HPA and DCO.
- Erase Remapped Sectors: Select this option if you want the software to erase remapped sectors automatically.
- Shutdown Machine after Erasure: Checking this option will automatically shut down the system once the erasure process is over.
- Generate Certificate: You can generate a single or a collective certificate for all the drives you wiped.
- Bad Sector Settings: You can set a threshold for the number of bad blocks and sectors in the disk. The erasure process will stop automatically if the bad block/sector number exceeds your threshold. This way, the drives with bad sectors can be segregated without spending time on the wiping process.
- Click the 'Next' button to go to the 'Server' tab. (Refer to Image 7)
- Click 'Next' to go to the 'Network' tab. This section helps you pre-select your desired network connection. The option selected by default is 'DHCP'. (Refer to Image 8)
Image 8: Network Tab BitRaser ISO Customization
- Wireless: By selecting the wireless option, you can save the 'SSID Name' and 'Password,' eliminating the need to input these values repeatedly for every erasure. It helps streamline the erasure process by saving time and unnecessary clicks.
- Enable Proxy: You can enable Proxy and save its details on the ISO, so you do not have to reenter it with each erasure.
- Click on the 'Next' button to go to the 'Custom Fields' tab. (Refer to Image 9)
Image 9: Custom Fields Tab BitRaser ISO Customization
- The tab helps define default custom fields to capture required values for each erased device. The custom fields are reflected in the Erasure Reports. You can customize up to 20 fields using ISO customization.
- Click 'Next' to save the custom fields and move to the 'Notes' tab to describe any further comments or notes about the present ISO configuration settings. (Refer to Image10)
Image 10: Notes Tab BitRaser ISO Customization
You may also click 'Back' to check or edit previous settings. Otherwise, click on 'Create' to kick-start the ISO creation process.
A 'Please Wait' message will flash on your screen while ISO customization is processed. Once done, download the ISO and write it to the USB using freely available software like Rufus.
You can now see your newly customized ISO under the 'Customized ISO' tab in the 'BitRaser ISO Dashboard'. Check the date it was customized and start wiping your drives and devices. (Refer to Image 12)
Image 12: Customized ISO Information Screen
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