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Saving a security key – Dell POWERVAULT MD3600I User Manual

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The Confirm Change Security Key window is displayed.

2.

Type yes in the text field, and click OK.
The Change Security Key window is displayed.

3.

In Secure key identifier, enter a string that become part of the secure key identifier.
You may leave the text box blank, or enter up to 189 alphanumeric characters without white space, punctuation, or
symbols. Additional characters is generated automatically.

4.

Edit the default path by adding a file name to the end of the path or click Browse, navigate to the required folder,

and enter the name of the file.

5.

In Pass phrase, enter a string for the pass phrase.
The pass phrase must meet the following criteria:

– It must be between eight and 32 characters long.
– It must contain at least one uppercase letter.
– It must contain at least one lowercase letter.
– It must contain at least one number.
– It must contain at least one non-alphanumeric character (for example, < > @ +).

The pass phrase that you enter is masked.

6.

In Confirm pass phrase, re-enter the exact string you entered in Pass phrase.
Make a record of the pass phrase you entered and the security key identifier it is associated with. You need this
information for later secure operations.

7.

Click Change Key.

8.

Make a record of the security key identifier and the file name from the Change Security Key Complete dialog, and

click OK.

Saving A Security Key

You save an externally storable copy of the security key when the security key is first created and each time it is
changed. You can create additional storable copies at any time. To save a new copy of the security key, you must
provide a pass phrase. The pass phrase you choose does not need to match the pass phrase used when the security key
was created or last changed. The pass phrase is applied to the particular copy of the security key you are saving.
To save the security key for the storage array,

1.

In the AMW toolbar, select Storage Array → Security → Physical Disk Security → Save Key.
The Save Security Key File - Enter Pass Phrase window is displayed.

2.

Edit the default path by adding a file name to the end of the path or click Browse, navigate to the required folder

and enter the name of the file.

3.

In Pass phrase, enter a string for the pass phrase.
The pass phrase must meet the following criteria:

– It must be between eight and 32 characters long.
– It must contain at least one uppercase letter.
– It must contain at least one lowercase letter.
– It must contain at least one number.
– It must contain at least one non-alphanumeric character (for example, < > @ +).

The pass phrase that you enter is masked.

4.

In Confirm pass phrase, re-enter the exact string you entered in Pass phrase.

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