[SOLVED] Can I use the proxmox ve installer to wipe an internal disk?

[gctwnl]

I'm starting out with proxmox ve on an i5 NUC. Before moving on I want to replace the disk, but there is already some data on the old disk. Can I use the proxmox ve installer (on USB disk) to boot from it, wipe the current disk, before I switch the hardware (and then use the installer to start over)?

 

[Dunuin]

You can exit the installer and then use the shell to wipe the disk for example with fdisk or dd. Not sure which button combination is used for that. I think it was just a CTRL+C.

 

[gctwnl]

You can exit the installer and then use the shell to wipe the disk for example with fdisk or dd. Not sure which button combination is used for that. I think it was just a CTRL+C.

Sadly, it isn't. And the rescue boot boots from the Debian on the internal boot disk.

 

[Neobin]

Maybe this helps:
https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/access-to-terminal-during-proxmox-install.38991

Otherwise you could also use a GParted-Live-ISO.

 

[gctwnl]

Maybe this helps:
https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/access-to-terminal-during-proxmox-install.38991

Otherwise you could also use a GParted-Live-ISO.

Yes, thank you. I had found it.

Using this, I could use dd of=/dev/random of=/devicethatisthedisk to overwrite all cells in the SSD once (which is OK afaic)