MegaRAID Storage Manager Online Help System

Configuration > Selecting Full Disk Encryption Security Options > Disabling Drive Security

Disabling Drive Security

If you disable drive security, your existing data will not be secure and you cannot create any new secure virtual drives. Disabling drive security does not affect the security of data on foreign drives. If you removed any drives that were previously secured, you will still need to enter the passphrase when you import them. Otherwise, you will not be able to access the data on those drives.

If there are any secure drive groups on the controller, you cannot delete the security key and a warning screen appears. In order to delete the security key, you must first delete the virtual drives on all of the secure drive groups.

Perform the following steps to disable drive security.

  1. Select the Physical View tab in the left panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager window, and click a controller icon.
  2. Right-click the controller icon to display the menu of operations available.
  3. Select Change Drive Security->Disable, as shown in Figure 25.
  4. You also can access the drive security settings menu by clicking the Operations menu on the menu bar and selecting Change Drive Security->Disable.

    Figure 25 Change Drive Security Menu



    The Confirm Disable Drive Security screen appears as shown in Figure 26.
    Figure 26 Confirm Disable Drive Security Screen



  5. To disable drive security, click Yes.
  6. MSM disables drive security and returns you to the main menu.

DB09-000202-02 37857-00 Rev. C  August 2009
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