Managing encryption
After you have configured encryption on the system, you can manage keys by using the management GUI or the command-line interface.
- Rekeying an encryption-enabled system using a key server
Rekeying is the process of creating a new key for the system. To create a new key, encryption must be enabled on the system; however, the rekey operation works whether or not there are encrypted arrays. If you configured a key server to manage encryption keys, you can generate new keys with the encryption key server. - Rekeying an encryption-enabled system using a USB flash drive
Rekeying is the process of creating a new key for the system. To create a new key, encryption must be enabled on the system; however, the rekey operation works whether or not there are encrypted arrays. If you have configured encryption with USB flash drives, you can create new keys and store them on USB flash drives. - Disabling encryption
You can use either the management GUI or the command-line interface to disable encryption on the system.
Parent topic: Managing security