The team here at WipeOS is determined to make sure we are supporting your organization to develop the best solution possible. While we are not a hardware provider, we have put together this guide to help advise our clients about hardware that can be used with WipeOS. The intention of this guide is to give you a foundation of functional hardware that you can then add or change in the future.
A WipeOS appliance is connected via Ethernet cable to a switch. This switch then connects to a number of servers, JBODs or disk arrays that will allow you to insert hard drives.
We will work with you to keep this updated and maintained. Regular wear and tear will require maintenance and monitoring for any large scale wiping lab.
KVM / Laptop
KVM - Keyboard, Video, and Mouse. This is a rack mount device that typically has multiple connections to allow control of multiple devices without needing multiple keyboards, monitors, or mice.
WipeOS Appliance
The server that runs the show. You can not erase hard drives with only this device, you need a computer, what we refer to as a client.
Gigabit Unmanaged Switch
Fast, consumer-grade network switch. They typically only have power, a number of Ethernet ports and activity lights. Gigabit is also displayed as 10/100/1000 on the box for these devices.
Disk Array
A chassis that can hold multiple hard drives. May or may not have a "controller" to manage the disks built-in. Typically you connect one of these enclosures to a WipeOS client.
JBOD
Just a Bunch of Disks, an acronym that is used for a disk array provides direct access to the hard drives contained within.