Dell 32XX, 34XX, 38XX, 36XX Set Storage Array Security Key, Set Storage Array Time, RedundancyMode

Parameter

Parameter	Description
redundancyMode	Use simplex mode when you have a single RAID
	controller module. Use duplex mode when you
	have two RAID controller modules

Set Storage Array Security Key

Description

Use this command to set the security key that is used throughout the storage array to implement the Physical Disk Security premium feature. When any security-capable physical disk in the storage array is assigned to a secured disk group, that physical disk is security-enabled using the security key. Before you can set the security key, you must use the create storageArray securityKey command to create the security key.

Syntax

set storageArray securityKey

Parameters

None.

Additional Information

Security-capable physical disks have hardware to accelerate cryptographic processing and each has a unique physical disk key. A security-capable physical disk behaves like any other physical disk until it is added to a secured disk group. When a security-capable physical disk is added to a secured disk group, it becomes security-enabled.

Whenever a security-enabled physical disk is powered on, it requires the correct security key from the RAID controller module before it can read or write data. So, a security-enabled physical disk uses two keys: the physical disk key that encrypts and decrypts the data and the security key that authorizes the encryption and decryption processes. The set storageArray securityKey command commits the security key to all of the RAID controller modules and security-enabled physical disks in the storage array. The self-encrypting disk feature ensures that if a security-enabled physical disk is physically removed from a storage array, its data cannot be read by any other device unless the security key is known.

Set Storage Array Time

Description

This command sets the clocks on both RAID controller modules in a storage array by synchronizing the RAID controller module clocks with the clock of the host from which you run this command.

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