Validate Security Key - Dell POWERVAULT MD3600F Owner's Manual

To save the security key for the storage array:
1 In the AMW toolbar, select Storage ArrayPhysical Disk SecuritySave
Security Key File.
The Save Security Key File - Enter Pass Phrase window is displayed.
2 Edit the default path by adding a file name to the end of the path or click
Browse, navigate to the required folder and enter the name of the file.
3 In Pass phrase, enter a string for the pass phrase.
The pass phrase must:
• be between 8 and 32 characters long.
• contain at least 1 uppercase letter.
• contain at least 1 lowercase letter.
• contain at least 1 number.
• contain at least 1 non-alphanumeric character, for example, < > @
+.
The pass phrase that you enter is masked.
4 In Confirm pass phrase, re-enter the exact string you entered in Pass phrase.
Make a record of the pass phrase you entered. You need it for later
secure operations.
5 Click Save.
6 Make a record of the security key identifier and the file name from the
Save Security Key Complete dialog and click OK.

Validate Security Key

A file in which a security key is stored is validated through the Validate
Security Key dialog. To transfer, archive, or back up the security key, the RAID
controller module firmware encrypts (or wraps) the security key and stores it
in a file. You must provide a pass phrase and identify the corresponding file to
decrypt the file and recover the security key.
Data can be read from a security enabled physical disk only if a RAID
controller module in the storage array provides the correct security key. If
security enabled physical disks are moved from one storage array to another,
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