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UEFI or Human Interface Infrastructure (HII) RAID configuration utility
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2 UEFI or Human Interface Infrastructure (HII) RAID
configuration utility
Note: A SED drive connected to PERC H745P MX storage controller placed in a Dell EMC PowerEdge
MX840c server is used in this section to configure it as an Encrypted Virtual Disk.
Follow the steps below:
1. Check the drive encryption capability by choosing Storage Dashboard > Physical Disk
Management > Advanced.
2. Once the SED drive is configured as an Encrypted Virtual Disk, the value of Secured is set to Yes if
the device is configured. This value is No if the device is not configured.
3. To enable Local Key Management (LKM) on the controller and to create Secure Virtual Disk with SED
drives follow the user guide Security Key and RAID Management.
4. For the respective PERC adapter documentation, see the Storage Adapter and Controllers page and
select the specific storage controller. Select the Documentation tab and click on the Manuals and
Documents section from the left pane.