Using Select New Key

You can perform disk encryption by selecting the New Key button. This operation converts the disk status from clear to crypto by using new disk key.

Detailed Steps

To perform disk encryption using the New Key option, follow these steps:

1. Select the disk and click Manage Disk Encryption.

a. In the Manage Disk Encryption: Settings screen, click Change disk encryption status.

b. The Current Status will be Clear. Select the required action Encrypt from the Action drop-down list.

c. For disk encryption, ensure that the Prepare Data check box is not checked.

d. Select New Key and click Next.

2. Click Confirm in the next screen.

The percentage of the disk encryption is displayed. Wait until the status shows 100%.

When the disk encryption is completed successfully, the disk status turns to Crypto.