Report Options

These settings allow you to configure the XML reports generated by different KillDisk commands.

Report Location

User may configure where XML erasure reports are saved

File name template
Here you may specify the name template for the XML reports. Because every erase operation will generate a separate report, KillDisk saves the date and time in the default settings to keep reports. The main tags available are:
Table 1. Default file name template tags:
Available file name element: Tag:
Serial ID {Serial ID}
Erasure Status {Status}
Date of Erasure {Date(YYYY-MM-DD)}
Time of Erasure {Time(HH-mm-ss)}

To see additional file name tags available, see the File name tags section in the Appendix

Include system and hardware info

Ensures that the system-specific information is saved in the XML report, such as:

  • Operating system
  • Kernel version
  • Motherboard manufacturer
  • Motherboard description
  • Processors count
  • Architecture (x86, x64)
Include company and technician information

Optionally place the technician information (defined in the Certificate Preferences) into the XML erasure report

Include SMART information for each disk

Additional information about particular disk health based on SMART attributes can be placed to XML.

The KillDisk XML report contains the following parameters:

Table 2. XML Report Parameters
Type of Information Specific data
Company Information Name
License
Location
Phone
Disclaimer
Technician Information Operator Name
Comments
System Information OS version
Platform
Kernel
Hardware Information Motherboard Manufacturer
Motherboard Description
Number of Processors
Erase Attributes Erase Verify
Passes
Method
Verification Passes
Error Handling Attributes Errors Terminate
Skip interval
Number of Retries
Lock
Source?
Ignore Write?
Read?
Lock?
Disks Device Size
Device Type
Serial Number
Revision
Product Number
Name
Geometric Information
Partitioning Scheme
Additional Report Attributes Fingerprint Information
Initialize disk?
Result Bay
Time and Date Started
Disk Information
Status
Result
Time Elapsed
Errors
Name of operation