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I agree with Kirk. *ONLY* the base O/S is part of the box and even then
only up to a point. Seems like there is a line after which even the O/S
is licensed to the lessee. So completely scratching the box,
initializing the disks at least once, twice if you'd like, move 'em all
around and initialize 'em again and then load the O/S. Of course the
vendor will want the key for that so be sure to record it before you zap
the system!
Between initialize and scrambling of the disks anyone trying to actually
read your data from the disks would need to a) Un-initialize the disks,
ALL of them. b) Re-assemble all the RAID sets. c) Identify the Load
Source disk and put it in the proper place. d) Have a way to get past
the unknown (to them) system passwords. If they really want your data
it's easier to get their hands on backup tapes... :-)
- Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis.
On 8/6/2010 5:39 PM, Sue Baker wrote:
Yes, all these types of modifications become problematic.
My preference would be to use original media from IBM and do the
load of licensed internal code (LIC) and base OS from that media.
However, if those CDs are no longer available, using a save from
the system before "scratching" the disk is potentially an
approach.
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