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Enabling Encryption on a New Volume

  1. Create a new SVM (Storage Virtual Machine). 

>_Cluster

Cluster1::> vserver create -vserver svm1

  1. Create a new volume and verify whether encryption is enabled on the volume. If the new volume is in an NAE aggregate, by default, the volume will be an NAE volume. 

>_Cluster

Cluster1::> volume create -vserver SVM_name -volume volume_name - aggregate aggregate_name

Example 

Cluster1::> volume create -vserver svm1 -volume vol0 -aggregate aggr1 

  1. View the newly created NAE volume.

>_Cluster

Cluster1::> volume show -vserver svm1 -volume vol0
ontap_show_volum_nae_aggr.png

Volume show output

  1. Create an NVE volume.

>_Cluster

Cluster1::> volume create -vserver SVM_name -volume volume_name - aggregate aggregate_name -encrypt true 

Example: 

Cluster1::> volume create -vserver svm1 -volume vol1 -aggregate aggr1 - encrypt true

  1. View the newly created NVE Volume. 

>_Cluster

Cluster1::> volume show -vserver svm1 -volume vol1 
ontap_nve_volume_show.png

Volume show output

  1. Verify that volumes are enabled for encryption. 

>_Cluster

Cluster1::> volume show -is-encrypted true
ontap_show_encrypted_volumes.png
Verifying encrypted volumes.

Verifying encrypted volumes