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The next check is to ensure that the physical disks are FDE drives and are secure capable. In
Figure 5-5, you can see that an array has been created where disk security is not enabled, as
indicated by the unlocked padlock. If you click the array and then right-click and select View
Associated Physical Components, you can view the disks. If you click the Show FDE
button, it will display all the FDE drives and confirm that all the drives in the array are all
secure capable.
The array is already being used and has several logical drives configured and consists of all
FDE drives; therefore, it can be enabled.
Figure 5-5 Array created with FDE drives with Disk Security disabled
5.3.2 Secure key creation
To create the secure key, select, in the top left corner of the IBM System Storage DS ES
window, Storage Subsystem ï‚® Drive Security ï‚® Create Security Key.
You must have your DS5000 subsystem password set to proceed, and you might see the
message shown in Figure 5-6 if the existing password be considered too weak.
Figure 5-6 Warning regarding the weak subsystem password
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