[BBLISA] Storage resale/disposal

[John Stoffel]

>>>>> "Dan" == Dan Ritter <dsr-bblisa at randomstring.org> writes:

Dan> On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 11:08:31AM -0400, John Miller wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>> 
>> We have two old SANs (Compellent) and two old NetApp systems we're looking
>> to either sell or dispose of outright.  Does anyone know if there's a
>> market out there for this sort of thing?  If so, whom might I contact to
>> get the process started?
>> 
>> Alternatively, does anyone have some words of wisdom regarding disposing of
>> several hundred disks safely?

Dan> Assuming you don't already have a legal or regulatory required
Dan> process, I recommend using a drill press on your disks, then
Dan> feeding them to an electronics recycler. Once you've made a
Dan> quarter inch hole all the way from the case through the disks to
Dan> the other side of the case, nobody will be casually recovering
Dan> your data.

After having done this at home... I have to say it really really
really sucks.  But being at a university, maybe you can just hold a
sledgehammer party with the students?  

Dan> The SANs and NetApps might be worth something to a reseller --
Dan> you could try vibrant.com.

Depends on how old the Netapps are, but generally the older 3.5" disks
and shelves suck alot of power and generate alot of heat, so it's
probably not worth all that much.

You can always bootup the filers and hit Ctrl-C at the boot prompt to
get into maint mode and then scrub all the disks.  That would wipe all
your stuff off pretty much guaranteed.