Proposed Pull Request Change

📄 Document Links

View on GitHub View on Microsoft Learn

--- title: Erase data from your Azure Stack Edge description: Describes the process to erase data from an Azure Stack Edge device and generate a certificate of proof that data has been removed. services: databox author: alkohli ms.service: azure-stack-edge ms.topic: how-to ms.date: 04/10/2024 ms.author: alkohli --- # Erase data from your Azure Stack Edge [!INCLUDE [applies-to-GPU-and-pro-r-and-mini-r-skus](../../includes/azure-stack-edge-applies-to-gpu-pro-r-mini-r-sku.md)] This article provides steps to reset an Azure Stack Edge device. The reset operation generates a Secure Erase Certificate that verifies details about your device in an erase record. You can also manually generate a Secure Erase Certificate. The Secure Erase Certificate includes software version details about the device and disk-by-disk details including data erasure type, data erasure method, and erasure verification method. The following erase types are supported: |Data erasure type |Description | |---------|---------| |CryptoErase |Sanitizes the encryption key, leaving the data on disk unrecoverable. | |BlockErase |Deletes all user data from the disk. | |CryptoAndBlockErase |Performs a crypto erase followed by a block erase. | ## Reset the Azure Stack Edge device 1. In Azure portal for your Azure Stack Edge device, select **Device reset** in the left-hand navigation, then select **Reset device**.  1. On the Confirm device reset dialog, type **Yes** and then select **Yes** to confirm the reset operation.  1. Azure Stack Edge device reset operation generates a Secure Erase Certificate: [](media/azure-stack-edge-gpu-secure-erase-certificate/azure-stack-edge-secure-erase-certificate.png#lightbox) ## Download the Secure Erase Certificate for your device Use the following steps to download a Secure Erase Certificate for your device after device reset: 1. On the Azure portal, select **Support** and then select **Secure erase certificate** from the **Support package options** dropdown. 1. Select **Secure erase certificate**.  1. Select **Create Support package** > **Download Support package** to download the certificate. ## Next steps - [What is Azure Stack Edge Pro 2?](azure-stack-edge-pro-2-overview.md)