Deleting encryption keys from a file

Delete encryption keys from a file on the HDvM - SN computer.

You can only delete encryption keys with a Free attribute. Encryption keys with the other attributes cannot be deleted.

Before you begin

  • Create the secondary backup of the encryption key. See Backing up encryption keys.
  • Verify that the key is not allocated to the parity group.
  • You must have the Security Administrator (View & Modify) role.

Procedure

  1. Display the Device Manager - Storage Navigator main window.

  2. Expand Administration in the Explorer pane, and select Encryption Keys.

  3. On the Encryption Keys tab, select the key ID for the key you want to delete from the Encryption Keys table, and click More Actions Delete Keys.

  4. To back up encryption keys to the key management server, click Next. To back up encryption keys to the server, see Backing up the keys to a key management server.

  5. In the Delete Keys window, click Finish.

  6. In the Confirm window, confirm the settings, and enter your task name in Task Name, and then click Apply.

    If you want the Task window to open after you click Apply, select Go to tasks window for status.

  7. In the message that appears asking whether to apply the setting to the storage system, click OK.

Results

The data encryption key is deleted.
Parent Topic
  • Deleting encryption keys

    You can delete an encryption key from a file on the HDvM - SN computer or from a key management server.