Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 10 User’s Guide PERC H345, H740P, H745, and H840 Series Controllers

Creating security key

1. Enter the Dell PERC 10 Configuration Utility. See Navigating to Dell PERC 10 configuration utility.
2. Click Main Menu > Controller Management > Advanced Controller Management > Enable Security.
3. Select the Security Key Management mode as Local Key Management.
4. Click Ok.
5. In the Security Key Identifier field, enter an identifier for your security key.
   NOTE:The Security Key Identifier is a user supplied clear text label used to associate the correct security key with the controller.
6. If you want to use the passphrase generated by the controller, click Suggest Passphrase.
   Assigns a passphrase suggested by the controller automatically.
7. In the Passphrase field, enter the passphrase.
   NOTE:Passphrase is case-sensitive. You must enter minimum 8 or maximum 32 characters. Ensure that the characters contain at least one number, one lower case letter, one upper case letter, and one non-alphanumeric character.
8. In the Confirm field, re-enter the passphrase to confirm.
   NOTE:If the Passphrase entered in the Passphrase and Confirm fields do not match, then you are prompted with an error message to enter the passphrase again.
9. Select the I recorded the Security Settings for Future Reference option.
10. Click Enable Security.
    The Security Key is created successfully.