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Applying the local key on a RAID controller

Key encryption

Use the Key Encryption feature to:

• Apply local encryption for PERC H710, H710P, H730, H730P, H810, and H830 RAID controllers.

• Delete the local encryption key.

• 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 Configuration.

3. In the right pane, click Configuration Wizards.

4. Under Storage Configuration 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 Identifier that is associated with the entered passphrase.

The Encryption Key Identifier is a passphrase hint; you must enter the passphrase when Lifecycle

Controller prompts this hint.

8. In the New Passphrase field, 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 Confirm Passphrase field, 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 specification and configuration-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.