When the Full Disk Encryption (FDE) premium feature is enabled, you can create a from disk drives. The disk drives in a secure array become . Read access from and write access to the disk drives is only available through a controller that is configured with the correct .
Attention:
Possible loss of data access – When an array is secured, the only way to remove security is to delete the array. Deleting the array deletes all of the data in the logical drives that comprise the array.Whenever the power is turned off and turned on again, all of the security-enabled disk drives change to Security Locked status. In this status, the data is inaccessible until the correct security key is provided by a controller.
You can view the FDE status of any array in the storage subsystem from the Array Properties dialog. This status information is reported:
This table shows how to interpret the security properties status of an array.
Security Capable – Yes | Security Capable – No | |
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Secure – Yes | The array is composed of all FDE disk drives and is in Secure status. | Not applicable. Only FDE disk drives can be in Secure status. |
Secure – No | The array is composed of all FDE disk drives and is in Non-Secure status. | The array is not entirely composed of FDE disk drives. |
When the FDE premium feature has been enabled, the Secure Disk Drives option appears in the Array menu. The Secure Disk Drives option is active if these conditions are true:
The Secure Disk Drives option is inactive with a check mark to the left if the array is already security enabled.
When the FDE premium feature has been enabled, related options are available when you use the Create Array Wizard. The Create a secure array option appears in the Create Array Wizard - Array Name and Disk Drive Selection dialog. The Create a secure array option is active only when these conditions are met: