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NSE: How to enable drive authentication on a NSE spare drive replacement

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Applies to

  • Self-encrypting drive (SED)
  • NetApp Storage Encryption (NSE) drive
  • FIPS-certified drive
  • ONTAP

Description

This article describes the procedure to assign drive ownership of a replacement self-encrypting drive (SED) and to rekey the replacement drive.

  • NetApp Storage Encryption (NSE) and SED drives are always encrypted regardless of the key ID in use.
  • When a drive is replaced on a NSE storage system, the storage administrator must manually rekey the new spare drive with a valid key ID and authentication passphrase to protect the data on the drive.
  • By default, the replacement SED is set with the MSID (Mfg Secure ID) of 0x0 and the drive is not securely protected or locked.
  • An unlocked drive or a drive with an authentication key ID of 0x0 does not require a key ID or passphrase authentication for data access.
  • It is extremely important to rekey the spare drive with the current key ID to protect the data, prior to using the drive in production.

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