Use this procedure to enable encryption on a parity group that contains one or more pool volumes.
You can enable encryption on a parity group that contains pool volumes only under
the following conditions:
- The parity group must not contain any volumes, or all volumes in the parity group must be blocked. If the parity group contains any unblocked volumes, you must block the volumes before encryption can be enabled.
- Accelerated compression must not be enabled on the parity group. If accelerated compression is enabled on the parity group, you must disable accelerated compression before encryption can be enabled. For details about disabling accelerated compression, see the Provisioning Guide.
- The encryption environmental settings must already be configured.
- You must have the following user roles:
- Security Administrator (View & Modify) role to enable encryption
- Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role to block or format volumes during the enable encryption operation
- Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role to format virtual volumes during the enable encryption operation
- Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role to disable capacity saving during the enable encryption operation
- Support Personnel (Vendor Only) role to block or format pool volumes during the enable encryption operation
CAUTION:
Enabling encryption on a parity group is a destructive operation. Verify the correct parity group ID before performing this operation. You are responsible for backing up the data in the target parity group, if necessary, before performing this operation.