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To save the security key for the storage array:

1In the AMW toolbar, select Storage Array→ Physical Disk Security→ Save Security Key File.

The Save Security Key File - Enter Pass Phrase window is displayed.

2Edit the default path by adding a file name to the end of the path or click Browse, navigate to the required folder and enter the name of the file.

3In Pass phrase, enter a string for the pass phrase. The pass phrase must:

•be between 8 and 32 characters long.

•contain at least 1 uppercase letter.

•contain at least 1 lowercase letter.

•contain at least 1 number.

•contain at least 1 non-alphanumeric character, for example, < > @ +.

The pass phrase that you enter is masked.

4In Confirm pass phrase, re-enter the exact string you entered in Pass phrase.

Make a record of the pass phrase you entered. You need it for later secure operations.

5Click Save.

6Make a record of the security key identifier and the file name from the Save Security Key Complete dialog and click OK.

Validate Security Key

A file in which a security key is stored is validated through the Validate Security Key dialog. To transfer, archive, or back up the security key, the RAID controller module firmware encrypts (or wraps) the security key and stores it in a file. You must provide a pass phrase and identify the corresponding file to decrypt the file and recover the security key.

Data can be read from a security enabled physical disk only if a RAID controller module in the storage array provides the correct security key. If security enabled physical disks are moved from one storage array to another,

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