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Enabling Drive Security Using LKM

This section describes how to enable, change, and disable drive security, and how to import a foreign configuration using the SafeStore Encryption Services advanced software.

To enable security on the drives, you need to perform the following actions to set drive security:

You can improve security by entering a password. To provide additional security, you can require the password whenever anyone boots the server.

Perform the following steps to enable drive security.

  1. Select the Physical View tab in the left panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager main menu screen, and click a controller icon.
  2. Select Go To -> Controller -> Change Drive Security -> Enable.
  3. The Enable Drive Security window appears, as shown in the following figure.
    Figure 142 Enable Drive Security - Security Key Identifier



  4. Use the default security key identifier or enter a new security key identifier.
  5. If you create more than one security key, make sure that you change the security key identifier. Otherwise, you cannot differentiate between the security keys.

  6. Click Suggest Security Key to have the system create a security key or you can enter a new security key.
  7. Enter the new security key again to confirm, as shown in the following figure.
  8. If you forget the security key, you will lose access to your data. Be sure to record your security key information. You might need to enter the security key to perform certain operations.

    The security key is case-sensitive. It must be between 8 and 32 characters and contain at least one number, one lowercase letter, one uppercase letter, and one non-alphanumeric character (e.g. < > @ +). The space character is not permitted.

    Non-US keyboard users must be careful not to enter DBCS characters in the security key field. Firmware works with the ASCII character set only.

    The following figure shows the security key entered and confirmed on this window.
    Figure 143 Enable Drive Security - Security Key



  9. (Optional) Select the Pause for password at boot time check box.
  10. If you choose this option, you have to enter the password whenever you boot the server.
  11. (Optional) Select the Enforce strong password security check box.
  12. If you choose this option, make sure the password is between eight and thirty-two characters and contain at least one number, one lowercase letter, one uppercase letter, and one non-alphanumeric character (e.g. < > @ +). The space character is not permitted. The password is case-sensitive.
  13. (Optional) Enter a password in the Password field and then enter the same password in the Confirm field, as shown in the following figure.
  14. Warning messages appear if there is a mismatch between the characters entered in the Password field and the Confirm field, or if there is an invalid character entered.

    Be sure to record the password. If you lose the password, you could lose access to your data.

    The following figure shows the password entered and confirmed on this window.
    Figure 144 Enable Drive Security - Password



  15. Click Next.
  16. The Confirm Enable Drive Security screen appears, as shown in the following figure, to show the changes requested to the drive security settings.

    If you forget the security key, you will lose access to your data. Be sure to record your security key. You might need to enter the security key to perform certain operations.

    Figure 145 Confirm Create Security Key Screen



  17. Select the I recorded the security settings for future reference check box and then click Yes to confirm that you want to enable drive security on this controller and have recorded the security settings for future reference.
  18. The MegaRAID Storage Manager software enables drive security and returns you to the main menu window.

DB09-000202-05  37857-02  Rev. F  May 2011
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