https://community.hpe.com/t5/array-performance-and-data/encrypting-volumes-that-already-exist/m-p/6999968#M1139 <P>Hello John,</P><P>Sounds like the encryption &amp; dedupe features have been mixed up in communication. It's not possible to enable/disable encryption on a volume once it's been created, and it's not possible to then post-process encrypt data that's already on the array - it's inline only. Dedupe, however, can be enabled/disabled on volumes once they've been created (but data still isn't post-processed).</P><P>The solution here is to use host tools to move your data from one volume to a new volume with encryption enabled. If you're using it as a Veeam backup target, then it's as simple as creating a new repository and migrating the Veeam backups through Veeam, or through Windows.</P> Fri, 16 Mar 2018 16:06:26 GMT Nick_Dyer 2018-03-16T16:06:26Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/array-performance-and-data/encrypting-volumes-that-already-exist/m-p/6999844#M1138 <P>Greetings all,&nbsp;</P><P>We are running a Nimble SF300 at software level&nbsp;<SPAN>4.4.1.0-514573-opt. When we did the inital installation we did not enable encryption.&nbsp; Now we would like to enable encryption for all data at rest.&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Is it possible to enable encryption on an existing volume or will we have to create a new volulme in order to get the data encrypted?&nbsp; We were told by our pre sales technical engineer that we could enable later and all new blocks writen to the volume would be encrypted so eventually over a period of time the entire volume will be encrypted. However I saw a statement in the users guide that it is not possible to turn on encryption for and existing volume.&nbsp; Would like some clarification on that.&nbsp; &nbsp;If the latter is true, what is the best way to get the data copied over to the new encrypted volume?&nbsp; Thank you,&nbsp; John&nbsp;</SPAN></P> Thu, 15 Mar 2018 17:53:23 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/array-performance-and-data/encrypting-volumes-that-already-exist/m-p/6999844#M1138 JohnSchafer 2018-03-15T17:53:23Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/array-performance-and-data/encrypting-volumes-that-already-exist/m-p/6999968#M1139 <P>Hello John,</P><P>Sounds like the encryption &amp; dedupe features have been mixed up in communication. It's not possible to enable/disable encryption on a volume once it's been created, and it's not possible to then post-process encrypt data that's already on the array - it's inline only. Dedupe, however, can be enabled/disabled on volumes once they've been created (but data still isn't post-processed).</P><P>The solution here is to use host tools to move your data from one volume to a new volume with encryption enabled. If you're using it as a Veeam backup target, then it's as simple as creating a new repository and migrating the Veeam backups through Veeam, or through Windows.</P> Fri, 16 Mar 2018 16:06:26 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/array-performance-and-data/encrypting-volumes-that-already-exist/m-p/6999968#M1139 Nick_Dyer 2018-03-16T16:06:26Z