PowerFlex Physical disks show the disk's Security Status as Encryption Capable in iDRAC on Dell PowerEdge servers.

Summary: Physical disks show the disk's Security Status as Encryption Capable in iDRAC on Dell PowerEdge servers.

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Symptoms

RAID controller on the server was replaced.

Physical disks show the disk's Security Status as Encryption Capable in iDRAC on Dell PowerEdge servers.

Selecting Physical Disks in the left pane in iDRAC and clicking Properties tab for Physical disks show the disk's Security Status as Encryption Capable.


idrac disk status 

Cause

Some of the Dell PowerEdge servers have the feature of encrypting disks at hardware level. The replacement RAID controller was in HBA mode, all the disks were showing as Non-RAID. 

Resolution

Contact Dell hardware tech support (Dell PowerEdge Servers) quoting the following links for assistance:-


How to Secure pre-existing virtual disks:
Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 9 User’s Guide H330, H730, and H830 | Dell US

 Creating a security key

Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 9 User’s Guide H330, H730, and H830 | Dell US

This is not a ScaleIO issue.

Article Properties
Article Number: 000158632
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 20 Aug 2025
Version:  5
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