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1.3.2 Hardware requirements
Dell EMC offers SEDs only on PERC h7xx, h8x0, and PERC fd33xd controllers.The PERC h3xx (PERC
H345, PERC H330 and PERC H310) series cards are not supported by Encryption Key Management features
however, the SED drives can be used as standard hard drives.
Managing the encryption key task is not supported on PERC hardware controllers running in HBA mode. SAS
HBA controller does not support SED drives however, the SED drives can be used as standard hard drives.
The table below lists the PERC cards which are LKM Supported for enabling Encryption Key.
Managing the Encryption Key Task Supported PERC Hardware Controllers
PERC Series
Related PERC
Manage Encryption Key Task
Supported
PERC 10
PERC H745 Front card & Adapter
Yes
PERC H740P
Yes
PERC H840
Yes
PERC H745P MX
Yes
PERC 9
PERC H730
Yes
PERC H730P
Yes
PERC H730P MX
Yes
PERC H830
Yes
PERC FD33xD/ PERC FD33xS
Yes
Shared PERC
Yes
PERC 8
PERC H710
Yes
PERC H710P
Yes
PERC H810
Yes
1.3.3 Software requirements
Encryption or decryption operations are completely transparent to VMware ESXi and cannot be identified,
monitored or managed from the vCenter Server or the host and the client without third party utilities such as,
PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) Command Line Interface (CLI). Listed below are the different ways in
which Security key and Security on Virtual Disks can be managed and enabled:
• UEFI or Human Interface Infrastructure (HII) RAID configuration utility
• PowerEdge RAID Controller Command Line Interface (PERCCLI) utility
• IDRAC Storage Configuration
• OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA)