HAF FMD
Revert’s Hitachi Accelerated Flash Data Eradication Service (HAF Data Eradication) is a standards-compliant data sanitization solution specifically designed for flash module drives (FMDs) in Hitachi storage systems.
Hitachi Vantara is the only flash vendor – and Revert was the first, and is the most experienced, service provider certified by Hitachi Vantara – that offers a data erasure solution that exceeds the recommendations set forth in the U.S. National Institute of Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-88 Revision 1: Guidelines for Media Sanitization and ISO/IEC 27040:2015: Information technology — Security techniques — Storage security. The erasure solution ensures that all user block data, including data in overprovisioning spaces that are inaccessible to the user and host(s), is physically erased and verified.
Key Benefits
All user data, including data in bad blocks and over-provisioning spaces, is physically erased and verified. FMDs may then be securely transported without risk of loss or compromise of user data.
Operational data about the device, such as wear leveling, is preserved. Therefore, the FMD can be redeployed, extending the potential lifespan of the device.
FMDs erased using Revert’s HAF Data Eradication Service can be returned under warranty terms after all user data has been erased and verified, and any remaining warranty credits remain in force.
A certificate of data erasure is issued for every FMD where the service has been successfully completed. An on-site physical destruction and recycling service addresses any FMD that fails to complete the data erasure process.
Data sanitization exceeds the recommendations set by U.S. National Institute of Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-88 Revision 1: Guidelines for Media Sanitization. This reference document for compliance addresses Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), and other government legislation and regulatory standards for ensuring data privacy, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Revert’s HAF Data Eradication Service is available for all FMDs installed in the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) family and Hitachi Unified Storage (HUS) family models.
