Administrator Guide

State Description
Needs repair before encryption
begins
The volume failed Disk Utility verification.
To repair a volume, follow the instructions in Apple Support article HT1782 (http://
support.apple.com/kb/HT1782).
Encryption preparation complete.
Pending restart
Encryption begins after restart.
Encryption policy conflict The disk cannot be brought under policy because it is encrypted with an incorrect
setting. See Encrypt Using FileVault for Mac.
Waiting to escrow keys with Dell
Server
To ensure all encrypted data is recoverable, the client does not begin the encryption
process until all encryption keys are successfully escrowed to the Dell Server. The
client polls for Security Server connectivity while in this state until the keys are
escrowed.
Encrypting An encryption sweep is in progress.
Encrypted The encryption sweep is complete.
Decrypting A decryption sweep is in progress.
Restoring to original state The client software is restoring the partition scheme to its original state at the end of
the Decrypting process. This is the decryption sweep equivalent of the Preparing
volume for encryption state.
Decrypted The decryption sweep is complete.
Color Description
Green Encrypted portion
Red Not encrypted portion
Yellow Portion being re-encrypted
For example, by a change in encryption algorithms. The data is still secure. It is just
transitioning to a different type of encryption.
The System Volumes tab displays all volumes attached to the computer residing on GUID Partition Table (GPT) formatted
disks. The following table lists examples of volume configurations for internal drives.
NOTE:
Badges and icons may differ slightly depending on your operating system.
Badge Volume Type and Status
The currently booted Mac OS X system volume. The X-folder badge denotes the
current boot partition.
A volume configured for encryption. The Security and Privacy badge denotes a
FileVault-protected partition.
18 Tasks for the Encryption Client