Changing Drive Security Settings

Perform the following steps to change the security key identifier, security key, and password.

1.	Navigate to the Physical tab in the left panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager window, and select a controller.

2.	Select Go To > Controller > Change Security Settings.

The Change Drive Security– Change Security Key Details dialog appears. This dialog lists the actions you can perform, which include changing the security key identifier, changing security key, and changing the password, as shown in the following figure.

Figure 140. Change Drive Security

3.	Either you can use the existing security key identifier assigned by the controller or specify a new security key identifier.

NOTE  If you change the security key, you need to change the security key identifier. Otherwise, you cannot differentiate between the security keys.

4.	Either select the Use the existing drive security key option or select the Enter a new drive security keyto specify a new security key and confirm once again.

5.	(Optional) Select the Show Key check box.

If you choose this option, the security key that you specify or the security key that is created by the system if you have clicked on Suggest Security Key, will be visible to you. If you do not select this option, the security key will not be visible to you

ATTENTION  Ensure that you note down this security key somewhere for future reference. If you are unable to provide the security key when it is required by the system, you will lose access to your data.

The security key is case-sensitive. It must be between 8 and 32 characters and contain at least one number, one lowercase letter, one uppercase letter, and one non-alphanumeric character (e.g., < > @ +). The space character is not permitted.

NOTE  Non-U.S. keyboard users must be careful not to enter DBCS characters in the Security Key field. The firmware works with the ASCII character set only.

7.	(Optional) Select the Pause for password at boot time check box.

If you choose this option, you are prompted to provide the password each time you restart your server.

8.	(Optional) Select the Enforce strong password security check box.

If you choose this option, make sure the password is between 8 and 32 characters and contain at least one number, one lowercase letter, one uppercase letter, and one non-alphanumeric character (e.g. < > @ +). The space character is not permitted. The password is case-sensitive

9.	If you chose to use a password, either enter the existing password or enter a new password, and confirm once again.

10.	(Optional) Select the Show Password check box.

If you choose this option, the password that you specify will be visible to you. If you do not select this option, the password will not be visible to you.

Warning messages appear if there is a mismatch between the characters entered in the Password field and the Confirm field, or if you have entered an invalid character.

11.	Select the I recorded the security settings for future reference check box, then click Yes to confirm that you want to change the drive security settings on this controller and have recorded the changed security settings for future reference.

The Authenticate Drive Security Settings dialog appears. Your authentication is required for the changes to take effect.

Figure 141. Authenticate Drive Security Settings

12.	Enter the new security key that you just specified in the Security Key field.

The MegaRAID Storage Manager software updates the existing configuration on the controller to use the new security settings and returns to the main menu.