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Security Key and RAID
Management
NOTE: PERC H310 does not support any security implementations.
Security Key Implementation
The Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) H710, H710P, and H810 cards
support Self-Encrypting Disks (SED) for protection of data against loss or
theft of SEDs. Protection is achieved by the use of encryption technology on
the drives. The encryption key is protected from unauthorized use by a
security key.
There is one security key per controller. You can manage the security key
under Local Key Management (LKM). The key can be escrowed in to a file
using Dell OpenManage. The security key is used by the controller to lock
and unlock access to encryption-capable physical disks. In order to take
advantage of this feature, you must:
1
Have SEDs in your system.
2
Create (LKM) a security key
Security Key Management in the BIOS
Configuration Utility
The Dell OpenManage storage management application and the BIOS
Configuration Utility (<Ctrl><R>) of the controller allow security keys to
be created and managed as well as create secured virtual disks. The following
section describes the menu options specific to security key management and
provide detailed instructions to perform the configuration tasks. The
contents of the following section apply to the BIOS Configuration Utility
(<Ctrl><R>). For more information on the management applications, see
"Management Applications for PERC Cards" on page 51.