Dell DSS 1510 Lifecycle Controller v2.40.40.40 Users Guide - Page 51

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• Remove encryption and delete data - Delete the encryption key on the controller and all the secure virtual drives along with its data. After deletion, controller state changes to No encryption mode. Related links Encrypting unsecure virtual disks Rekey controller with new local key Removing encryption and deleting data Encrypting unsecure virtual disks Make sure that the following prerequisites are met: • Selected controller is security-capable. • Security-capable virtual drives must be attached to the controller. • Controller must be in the local-key-encryption mode. To encrypt the unsecure virtual drives: NOTE: All virtual drives created on the same physical disk-drives are automatically encrypted when any one of the virtual drives is encrypted. 1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller. 2. In the left pane, click Hardware Configuration. 3. In the right pane, click Configuration Wizards. 4. On the Storage Configuration wizards page, click Key Encryption. 5. Select the controller that is encrypted and click Next. NOTE: The encryption mode (Local Key Encryption) applied to the selected controller does not change. 6. Select Encrypt unsecure virtual disks and click Next. 7. To enable encryption, select unsecure virtual drives and click Finish. Related links Local key encryption mode Rekey controller with new local key To rekey the controller with a new local key: 1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller. 2. In the left pane, click Hardware Configuration. 3. In the right pane, click Configuration Wizards. 4. On the Storage Configuration wizards page, click Key Encryption. 5. On the Select Controller Select the controller to which the local key is applied and click Next. 6. In the Existing Passphrase field, enter the existing passphrase associated with the displayed Encryption Key Identifier. 7. In the New Encryption Key Identifier field, enter the new identifier. The Encryption Key Identifier is a passphrase hint; you must enter the passphrase when Lifecycle Controller prompts this hint. 8. In the New Passphrase field, enter the passphrase that is associated with the new encryption key identifier. Related links Local key encryption mode Removing encryption and deleting data To remove the encryption and delete the data on the virtual disks: 51

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Remove encryption and delete data — Delete the encryption key on the controller and all the secure virtual drives along with its
data. After deletion, controller state changes to
No encryption
mode.
Related links
Encrypting unsecure virtual disks
Rekey controller with new local key
Removing encryption and deleting data
Encrypting unsecure virtual disks
Make sure that the following prerequisites are met:
•
Selected controller is security-capable.
•
Security-capable virtual drives must be attached to the controller.
•
Controller must be in the local-key-encryption mode.
To encrypt the unsecure virtual drives:
NOTE: All virtual drives created on the same physical disk-drives are automatically encrypted when any one of the virtual
drives is encrypted.
1.
Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see
Starting Lifecycle Controller.
2.
In the left pane, click
Hardware Configuration
.
3.
In the right pane, click
Configuration Wizards
.
4.
On the
Storage Configuration wizards
page, click
Key Encryption
.
5.
Select the controller that is encrypted and click
Next
.
NOTE: The encryption mode (Local Key Encryption) applied to the selected controller does not change.
6.
Select
Encrypt unsecure virtual disks
and click
Next
.
7.
To enable encryption, select unsecure virtual drives and click
Finish
.
Related links
Local key encryption mode
Rekey controller with new local key
To rekey the controller with a new local key:
1.
Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see
Starting Lifecycle Controller.
2.
In the left pane, click
Hardware Configuration
.
3.
In the right pane, click
Configuration Wizards
.
4.
On the
Storage Configuration wizards
page, click
Key Encryption
.
5.
On the Select Controller Select the controller to which the local key is applied and click
Next
.
6.
In the
Existing Passphrase
field, enter the existing passphrase associated with the displayed Encryption Key Identifier.
7.
In the
New Encryption Key Identifier
field, enter the new identifier. The
Encryption Key Identifier
is a passphrase hint; you
must enter the passphrase when Lifecycle Controller prompts this hint.
8.
In the
New Passphrase
field, enter the passphrase that is associated with the new encryption key identifier.
Related links
Local key encryption mode
Removing encryption and deleting data
To remove the encryption and delete the data on the virtual disks:
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