User's Manual

Operations 101
EncryptionRecoveryQuestion
This command sets the controller recovery question. The controller recovery question is used when the user
has forgotten the Crypto user password and wishes to change it. Enter the question as the value.
EncryptionRecoveryAnswer
This command sets the controller password recovery answer. This is the answer to the question set through the
EncryptionRecoveryQuestion command ("EncryptionRecoveryQuestion" on page 101). Enter the answer as
the command value.
EncryptionRekeyController
This command rekeys the controller when the value Yes is entered.
EncryptionUser
The commands User or Crypto set the encryption user role. The selected role determines which encryption
commands are available. Currently the only two roles supported are User and Crypto.
EncryptionUserPasswordSet
This command sets the encryption password for the User role. The command value is the password.
FirmwareLock
This command toggles the array controller firmware through the values Lock and Unlock. Firmware must
be unlocked prior being updated.
Encryption logical volume category
The following commands have been added to HP SSA Scripting versions 1.60.0.0 and later to support data
encryption features introduced with select Gen8+ controllers.
CryptoScramble
This command performs an instant cryptographic erase on the current logical volume. All user data is lost
upon entering the command value Yes.
Encode
This command converts a plaintext logical volume to an encrypted volume, optionally converting the existing
data or destroying it. The command values are PreserveData or DestroyData.
If PreserveData is entered, a volume transformation occurs.
EncryptionRekeyVolume
This command rekeys the logical volume when the value Yes is entered. This results in a volume
transformation.
Plaintext
This command specifies whether to create a new logical volume in either plaintext or encrypted form. To
create a plaintext volume when encryption is enabled, the AllowPlainText option must have been set