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Chapter 5. Managing Self-Encrypting
Drives on DGX Station A100
The DGX OS software supports the ability to manage self-encrypting drives (SEDs), including
setting an Authentication Key to lock and unlock DGX Station A100 system drives.
You can manage only SED data drives, and the software cannot be used to manage OS drives,
even if the drives are SED-capable.
5.1.
Overview
The SED management software is provided in the
nv-disk-encrypt
package.
The software supports the following configurations:
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DGX Station A100 systems where all data drives are self-encrypting drives.
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Only SEDs used as data drives are supported.
The software will not manage SEDs that are OS drives.
The software provides the following functionality:
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Identifies eligible drives on the system.
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Allows you to assign authentication keys (passwords) for each SED as part of the
initialization process.
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The software can also generate random passwords for each drive.
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The passwords are stored in a password-protected vault on the system.
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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.
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Provides functionality to export the vault.
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Provides functionality for erasing the drives.
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Provides the ability to revert the initialization.