Dell PowerVault MD3620i Owner's Manual - Page 119

• Save Security Key File • Validate Security Key • Unlock Drives NOTE: If you have not created a security key for the storage array, the Create Security Key option is active. If you have created a security key for the storage array, the Create Security Key option is inactive with a check mark to the left. The Change Security Key option, the Save Security Key option, and the Validate Security Key option are now active. The Secure Physical Disks option appears in the Disk Group menu. The Secure Physical Disks option is active if these conditions are true: • The selected storage array is not security enabled but is comprised entirely of security capable physical disks. • The storage array contains no snapshot base virtual disks or snapshot repository virtual disks. • The disk group is in an Optimal state. • A security key is set up for the storage array. NOTE: The Secure Physical Disks option is inactive if these conditions are not true. The Secure Physical Disks option is inactive with a check mark to the left if the disk group is already security enabled. The Create a secure disk group option appears in the Create Disk Group Wizard-Disk Group Name and Physical Disk Selection dialog. The Create a secure disk group option is active only when these conditions are met: • A security key is installed in the storage array. • At least one security capable physical disk is installed in the storage array. • All of the physical disks that you selected on the Physical tab are security capable physical disks. You can erase security enabled physical disks so that you can reuse the drives in another disk group or in another storage array. When you erase security enabled physical disks, ensure that the data cannot be read. When all of the physical disks that you have selected in the Physical pane are security enabled, and none of the selected physical disks is part of a disk group, the Secure Erase option appears in the Physical Disk menu. Configuration: Disk Groups and Virtual Disks 119