Chapter 6 - Additional Configuration Options
Configure and Use Encryption
4.
Use the
Encryption Mode
drop-down menu to set the encryption mode.
Parameter
Description
No Encryption
This setting is included in the drop-down menu as the default so that you do
not accidentally select an undesired mode of encryption. If selected, the self-
encrypting drives do not use encryption. Data stored on the drives is not
encrypted.
Note:
This setting does not disable encryption on the drives once they are
encrypted. Encryption
cannot
be disabled for encrypted drives.
Encrypt and Store
Password
The self-encrypting drives encrypt data transferred to them, and the
password to unlock the drives is stored on the BlackPearl system. The drives
are automatically unlocked when the BlackPearl system initializes.
Encrypt and Don’t
Store Password
The self-encrypting drives encrypt data transferred to them, but the
BlackPearl system does not store the password to unlock the drives. You
must manually enter the password each time the BlackPearl system
initializes.
This setting is also allows you to create a USB device with the encryption
password. You can use the USB device when the system initializes to unlock
the drives. Store the USB device in a safe location, not attached to the
BlackPearl system, at all other times.
5.
Enter a
Password
to unlock the self-encrypting drives, and then
Confirm
the password.
6.
Enter the
User Password
of the user currently logged in to the BlackPearl user interface.
7.
Enter
ENCRYPT
into the confirmation dialog box.
8.
Click
Save
.
Note:
You may need to navigate away from the encryption details screen and then back
for the system to update the information on the details screen.
Change the Encryption Password
If desired, you can change the password used to unlock the self-encrypting drives.
1.
From the menu bar, select
Configuration > Services
to display the Services screen (see
).
2.
Double-click the Encryption service, or select the service, and then select
Action > Show
Details
. The details screen for the Encryption service displays.
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