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Changing the Password for an Encrypted Volume

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Configuring your Storage Changing the Password for an Encrypted Volume 4 STEP 3 Enter the password for the volume in the Password field. STEP 4 Click OK. The Volume Encryption page appears. The volume is now unlocked. Changing the Password for an Encrypted Volume A password must be set up when you create an encrypted volume. After the volume is created, you can change the password at any time. The password must be entered under two conditions: when the NSS is started up after a power interruption, or, the volume has been manually locked. CAUTION: Because the password is required ! to de-crypt a locked volume, keep a backup of the password to ensure that it is accessible when required. There is no way to unlock the volume without the password. (If the password is forgotten, the only way to unlock the volume is if there is a known password saved in a configuration file. See Restoring the Configuration for help on this.) To change the password on an existing encrypted volume: Cisco Small Business NSS2000 Series Administration Guide 63

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Configuring your Storage
Changing the Password for an Encrypted Volume
Cisco Small Business NSS2000 Series Administration Guide
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4
STEP 3
Enter the password for the volume in the
Password
field.
STEP 4
Click
OK
.
The
Volume Encryption
page appears. The volume is now unlocked.
Changing the Password for an Encrypted Volume
A password must be set up when you create an encrypted volume. After the
volume is created, you can change the password at any time. The password must
be entered under two conditions: when the NSS is started up after a power
interruption, or, the volume has been manually locked.
To change the password on an existing encrypted volume:
!
CAUTION:
Because the password is required
to de-crypt a locked volume, keep a backup of
the password to ensure that it is accessible
when required. There is no way to unlock the
volume without the password. (If the password
is forgotten, the only way to unlock the volume
is if there is a known password saved in a
configuration file. See Restoring the
Configuration for help on this.)