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Does NetApp support encrypted and non-encrypted disks on the same node?

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Applies to

  • NetApp Storage Encryption (NSE)
  • FIPS drives
  • SED Drives (NVMe Self-Encrypting Drives)

Answer

FIPS Drives
  • NetApp Storage Encryption uses Self-Encrypting Disks (SED) that are FIPS certified.
  • FIPS certificate information for FIPS drives can be found on the Disk Drive & Firmware Matrix.
  • In the Hardware Universe for Drives, when searching by drive model, the Encrypted column will show Yes.  Clicking on the word "Yes" will show the supported encryption standards of FIPS 140-2 or FIPS 140-3 and NSE.
  • Drives of this type CANNOT be mixed with drives that are not FIPS certified SEDs in the same node or HA pair.
SED Drives
  • NVMe self-encrypting drives do not have FIPS 140-2 or FIPS 140-3 certification.
  • However, these disks use AES 256-bit transparent disk encryption to protect data at rest.
  • ONTAP 9.6 introduced support for NVMe SEDs for the AFF A800 and AFF A320 platforms.
  • In the Hardware Universe for Drives, when searching by drive model, the Encrypted column will show as Yes.  Clicking on the word "Yes" will show the supported standards of AES-256.
  • Drives of this type CAN be mixed with other drives that are not NVMe SEDs in the same node or HA pair.

Additional Information

What is the difference between FIPS and SED drives?

 

 

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