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Article Number: 000019181


Dell EMC Unity: DARE keystore backup best practices (User Correctable)

Summary: List of recommendations on when to backup the D@re encryption keys

Article Content


Instructions

On Dell EMC Unity arrays,the encryption keys will change whenever any operation occurs which causes a drive to be bound or unbound. As a result, Dell EMC recommends backing up the keystore externally when such a change is made to the system, including:
  • Creating or deleting a storage pool
  • Expanding a storage pool
  • Creating or deleting FAST Cache
  • Expanding or shrinking FAST Cache
  • Hot Sparing

Please refer to the below link which explains the D@RE Encryption feature:

https://support.emc.com/docu69888_Dell-EMC-Unity:-Data-at-Rest-Encryption---A-Detailed-Review.pdf?language=en_US

Article Properties


Affected Product

Dell EMC Unity Family

Product

Dell Unity 300, Dell EMC Unity 300F, Dell EMC Unity 400, Dell EMC Unity 400F, Dell EMC Unity 500, Dell EMC Unity 500F, Dell EMC Unity 600, Dell EMC Unity 600F, Unity All Flash, Dell EMC Unity Family |Dell EMC Unity All Flash, Dell EMC Unity Family

Last Published Date

20 Nov 2020

Version

2

Article Type

How To