Chapter 6. Managing The Dgx A100 Self-Encrypting Drives; Overview - Nvidia DGX A100 User Manual

Chapter 6. Managing the DGX A100 Self-
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.
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Only SEDs used as data drives are supported.
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The software will not manage SEDs that are OS drives.
The software provides the following functionality.
Identifies eligible drives on the system.
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Allows you to you assign Authentication Keys (passwords) for each SED as part of the
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initialization process.
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.
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Once initialized, SEDs are locked upon power loss, such as a system shutdown or drive
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removal.
Locked drives get unlocked after power is restored and the root file system is mounted.
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.
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DGX A100 System
Encrypting Drives
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