Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller H710 - Manual (Page 68)

5. Highlight the Secure Disk Group option and press .
NOTE: If you select to secure a Disk Group, all VDs part of the Disk Group are secured.
Securing Pre-Existing Virtual Disks
If an unsecured virtual disk was created on a controller, you can secure the virtual disk as long as the following
conditions are met:
• The controller has a security key present.
• All the physical disks in the virtual disk are SED.
Perform the following steps when securing a pre-existing virtual disk on a secured controller:
1. During the 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 the Disk Group number.
4. Press to display a menu of the available actions.
5. Highlight the Secure Disk Group option and press .
NOTE: If you select to secure a Disk Group, all VDs part of the Disk Group are secured.
Importing Or Clearing Secured Foreign Configurations And Secure Disk Migration
Secured virtual disks created on a PERC H700/H800 or H710/H710P/H810 card can be migrated to another PERC H710,
H710P, or H810 card. A virtual disk secured with a security key different from the current controller security key cannot
be imported without authentication of the original passphrase used to secure them. When importing secured virtual
disk(s) created with a different security key, the secured foreign configuration(s) do not show in the Foreign
Configuration View screen. Follow the steps below to import or clear a foreign secured virtual disk.
NOTE: If you are importing secured and unsecured virtual disks, you are prompted to resolve the secured foreign
configuration first.
NOTE: The PERC H710, H710P, or H810 card needs to have a security key present before being able to import a
secured virtual disk.
NOTE: Any unsecured virtual disks imported are still unsecured.
NOTE: If you are importing a virtual disk originally secured with a local key (LKM), you are prompted for the
passphrase used to secure that virtual disk.
NOTE: A secured VD cannot be imported using the PERC H310 card.
Perform the following steps when importing a foreign secured virtual disk:
1. During the 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.
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