Workflow for enabling data encryption

Use the following process to set up for and enable data encryption:

  1. Create a secondary backup of the data encryption key. For details, see Workflow for backing up secondary data encryption keys.

  1. Enable data encryption at the parity-group level. For details, see Enabling data encryption at the parity group-level.

  1. Format the LDEVs in the encrypted parity group. The data to be stored on these new LDEVs will be encrypted.

For instructions on formatting LDEVs, see the Provisioning Guide for your storage system.