Dell PowerVault MD3260 Administrator's Guide - Page 69
Storage Array Password Not Set
View all Dell PowerVault MD3260 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals |
Page 69 highlights
- If the Create Security Key dialog is displayed, go to step 6. - If the Storage Array Password Not Set or Storage Array Password Too Weak dialog is displayed, go to step 3. 3. Choose whether to set (or change) the storage array password at this time. - Click Yes to set or change the storage array password. The Change Password dialog is displayed. Go to step 4. - Click No to continue without setting or changing the storage array password. The Create Security Key dialog is displayed. Go to step 6. 4. In New password, enter a string for the storage array password. If you are creating the storage array password for the first time, leave Current password blank. Follow these guidelines for cryptographic strength when you create the storage array password: - The password should be between eight and 30 characters long. - The password should contain at least one uppercase letter. - The password should contain at least one lowercase letter. - The password should contain at least one number. - The password should contain at least one non-alphanumeric character, for example, < > @ +. 5. In Confirm new password, re-enter the exact string that you entered in New password. 6. In Security key identifier, enter a string that becomes part of the secure key identifier. You can enter up to 189 alphanumeric characters without spaces, punctuation, or symbols. Additional characters are generated automatically and is appended to the end of the string that you enter. The generated characters help to ensure that the secure key identifier is unique. 7. Enter a path and file name to save the security key file by doing one of the following: - Edit the default path by adding a file name to the end of the path. - Click Browse to navigate to the required folder, then add a file name to the end of the path. 8. In Pass phrase dialog box, enter a string for the pass phrase. The pass phrase must: - be between eight and 32 characters long - contain at least one uppercase letter - contain at least one lowercase letter - contain at least one number - contain at least one non-alphanumeric character, for example, < > @ + The pass phrase that you enter is masked. NOTE: Create Key is active only if the pass phrase meets the above mentioned criterion. 9. In the Confirm pass phrase dialog box, re-enter the exact string that you entered in the Pass phrase dialog box. Make a record of the pass phrase that you entered and the security key identifier that is associated with the pass phrase. You need this information for later secure operations. 10. Click Create Key. 11. If the Invalid Text Entry dialog is displayed, select: - Yes - There are errors in the strings that were entered. The Invalid Text Entry dialog is displayed. Read the error message in the dialog, and click OK. Go to step 6. - No - There are no errors in the strings that were entered. Go to step 12. 12. Make a record of the security key identifier and the file name from the Create Security Key Complete dialog, and click OK. 69