Users Guide

• Encrypt the existing unsecure virtual drives.

• To change an existing encryption key to another one.

NOTE: For more information about the key encryption feature, see the

Key Encryption in Lifecycle Controller

white paper at

delltechcenter.com/lc.

Applying the local key on a RAID controller

Before applying the local key on a RAID controller, make sure that the controller is security-capable.

To apply the local key on a RAID controller:

1 Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller.

2 In the left pane, click Hardware Conguration.

3 In the right pane, click Conguration Wizards.

4 Under Storage Conguration wizards, click Key Encryption.

5 Select the controller to apply a local key and click Next.

6 Click Set up local key encryption and click Next.

NOTE: Some controller options are disabled if they do not support encryption.

7 Enter the Encryption Key Identier that is associated with the entered passphrase.

The Encryption Key Identier is a passphrase hint; you must enter the passphrase when Lifecycle Controller prompts this hint.

8 In the New Passphrase eld, enter a passphrase.

NOTE

: The controller uses the passphrase to encrypt the disk drive data. A valid passphrase contains 8–32 characters.

It must include a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols without spaces.

9 In the Conrm Passphrase eld, re-enter the passphrase, and then click Finish.

Local key encryption mode

You can perform the following tasks while the controller is in the Local Key Encryption mode:

NOTE

: For more information on the specication and conguration-related information for the PERC H710, H710P, H810, and

PERC 9 controllers, see the

PERC H710, H710P, and H810 Technical Guidebooks

• Encrypt unsecure virtual disks — Enable data encryption on all the security-capable, unsecure virtual drives.

NOTE

: This option is available if there are secure-capable virtual disks connected to a security-capable controller.

• Rekey controller and encrypted disks with a new key — Replace the existing local key with a new key.

• Remove encryption and delete data — Delete the encryption key on the controller and all the secure virtual drives along with its data.

After deletion, controller state changes to No encryption mode.