Creating secured virtual disks – Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller H700 User Manual

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Security Key and RAID Management

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Delete Key

NOTE:

Delete Key is active if there is a security key present on the controller.

NOTE:

Delete Key can only be performed when there are no secured virtual disks

present.

NOTE:

After the Delete Key operation, all unconfigured, secured SEDs shall be

secure-erased.

Perform the following steps when deleting the security key on the controller:

1 During host system bootup, press when the BIOS screen is

displayed.
The

Virtual Disk Management screen is displayed. If there is more than

one controller, the main menu screen is displayed.

2 Select a controller, and press .

The

Virtual Disk Management screen is displayed for the selected

controller.

3 Use the arrow keys to highlight Security Key Management.
4 Press to display the actions you can perform.
5 Select the Delete key and press .

Creating Secured Virtual Disks

To create a secured virtual disk, the controller must have a security key

established first. See "Create Key" on page 122.

NOTE:

Combining SAS and SATA hard drives within a virtual disk is not supported.

Also, combining hard drives and solid state drives (SSDs) within a virtual disk is not

supported.

After the security key is established, perform the steps outlined in the

"Creating Virtual Disks" on page 88 to create a virtual disk.
To secure the virtual disk, navigate to the Secure VD option at the bottom

left area of the Create New VD screen.

NOTE:

All virtual disks added to a secured Disk Group are secured.

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