Export Storage Subsystem Security Key

This command saves a Full Disk Encryption (FDE) security key to a file. You can transfer the file from one storage subsystem to another storage subsystem. The file enables you to move FDE disk drives between storage subsystems.

Syntax

export storageSubsystem securityKey passPhrase=passPhraseString | file=fileName

Parameters
Parameter Description
passPhrase The character string that provides authentication for the security key. The pass phrase is 8 to 32 characters in length. You must use at least one number, one lowercase letter, one uppercase letter, and one non-alphanumeric character in the pass phrase. A space is not permitted.
file The name of the file to which you want to save the security key. You must add a file extension of .slk to the end of the file name.
Notes

The storage subsystem to which you will be moving disk drives must have disk drives with capacity that is equal to or greater than the disk drives that you are importing.

The controller firmware creates a lock that restricts access to the FDE disk drives. FDE disk drives have a state called Security Capable. When you create a security key, the state is set to Security Enabled, which restricts access to all FDE disk drives that exist within the storage subsystem.

Minimum Firmware Level

7.40