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Chapter 6.
Managing the DGX A100 Self-
Encrypting Drives
The NVIDIA DGX OS software supports the ability to manage self-encrypting drives (SEDs),
including setting an Authentication Key for locking and unlocking the drives on NVIDIA DGX™
A100 systems. You can manage only the SED data drives. The software cannot be used to
manage OS drives even if they are SED-capable.
6.1
Overview
The self-encrypting drive (SED) management software is provided in the nv-disk-encrypt
package.
The software supports the following configurations.
NVIDIA DGX A100 systems where all data drives are self-encrypting drives.
Only SEDs used as data drives are supported.
The software will not manage SEDs that are OS drives.
The software provides the following functionality.
Identifies eligible drives on the system.
Allows you to you assign Authentication Keys (passwords) for each SED as part of the
initialization process.
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Alternatively, the software can generate random passwords for each drive.
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The passwords are stored in a password-protected vault on the system.
Once initialized, SEDs are locked upon power loss, such as a system shutdown or drive
removal.
Locked drives get unlocked after power is restored and the root file system is mounted.
Provides functionality to export the vault.
Provides functionality for erasing the drives.
Provides the ability to revert the initialization.