Dell and UCPE-900, UCSE-900, UCSA-901 manual Deleting a security key, Creating secured virtual disks

6.Enter an identifier for your Security Key.

7.Press <Tab> to enter a new passphrase.

NOTE: You need to provide the current passphrase in order to change the security key on the controller.

8.Press <Tab> and select OK to accept the settings and to exit the window. Select Cancel to exit if you do not want to change the security key on the controller.

NOTE: If there is an existing configuration on the controller, it is updated with the new security key. If you had previously removed any secured disks, you still need to supply the old passphrase to import them.

Deleting a security key

NOTE: Delete Key is active if there is a security key present on the controller.

NOTE: Delete Key can only be performed when there are no secured virtual disks present.

NOTE: After the Delete Key operation, all unconfigured, secured SEDs are secure-erased.

Perform the following steps when deleting the security key on the controller:

1.During host system bootup, press <Ctrl> <R> when the BIOS screen is displayed.

The Virtual Disk Management screen is displayed. If there is more than one controller, the main menu screen is displayed.

2.Select a controller, and press <Enter>.

The Virtual Disk Management screen is displayed for the selected controller.

3.Use the arrow keys to highlight Security Key Management.

4.Press <F2> to display the actions you can perform.

5.Select the Delete Key and press <Enter>.

Creating secured virtual disks

To create a secured virtual disk, the controller must have a security key established first. See Creating Security Key.

NOTE: Combining SAS and SATA hard drives within a virtual disk is not supported. Also, combining hard drives and solid state drives (SSDs) within a virtual disk is not supported.

After the security key is established, perform the steps outlined in the topicCreating virtual disks to create a virtual disk.

To secure the virtual disk, navigate to the Secure VD option at the bottom left area of the Create New VD screen.

NOTE: All virtual disks added to a secured Disk Group are secured.

Securing pre-existing virtual disks

If an unsecured virtual disk was created on a controller, you can secure the virtual disk as long as the following conditions are met:

•The controller has a security key present.

•All the physical disks in the virtual disk are SED.

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