Dell POWERVAULT MD3600I - Manual (Page 76)

Whenever the power is turned off and turned on again, all of the security enabled physical disks change to a security
locked state. In this state, the data is inaccessible until the correct security key is provided by a RAID controller module.
You can view the self encrypting disk status of any physical disk in the storage array from the Physical Disk Properties
dialog. The status information reports whether the physical disk is:
• Security capable
• Secure — Security enabled or disabled
• Read/Write Accessible — Security locked or unlocked
You can view the self encrypting disk status of any disk group in the storage array. The status information reports
whether the storage array is:
• Security capable
• Secure
The following table shows how to interpret the security status of a disk group.
Table 4. Interpretation of Security Status of Disk Group
Secure Security Capable - Yes Security Capable - No
Yes The disk group is composed of all SED
physical disks and is in a Secure state. Not applicable. Only SED physical disks can be in
a Secure state.
No The disk group is composed of all SED
physical disks and is in a Non-Secure state. The disk group is not entirely composed of SED
physical disks.
The Physical Disk Security menu is displayed in the Storage Array menu. The Physical Disk Security menu has the
following options:
• Create Key
• Change Key
• Save Key
• Validate Key
• Import Key
• Unlock Drives
NOTE: If you have not created a security key for the storage array, the Create Key option is active. If you have
created a security key for the storage array, the Create Key option is inactive with a check mark to the left. The
Change Key option, the Save Key option, and the Validate Key option are now active.
The Secure Physical Disks option is displayed in the Disk Group menu. The Secure Physical Disks option is active if
these conditions are true:
• The selected storage array is not security enabled but is comprised entirely of security capable physical disks.
• The storage array contains no snapshot base virtual disks or snapshot repository virtual disks.
• The disk group is in an Optimal state.
• A security key is set up for the storage array.
NOTE: The Secure Physical Disks option is inactive if these conditions are not true.
The Secure Physical Disks option is inactive with a check mark to the left if the disk group is already security enabled.
The Create a secure disk group option is displayed in the Create Disk Group Wizard–Disk Group Name and Physical Disk
Selection dialog. The Create a secure disk group option is active only when these conditions are met:
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