Nvidia DGX A100 User Manual

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Chapter6. Managing the DGX A100
Self-Encrypting Drives
The NVIDIA DGX OS software supports the ability to manage self-encrypting drives (SEDs),
including setting an Authentication Key for locking and unlocking the drives on NVIDIA DGX
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A100 systems. You can manage only the SED data drives.
The software cannot be used to manage OS drives even if they are SED-capable.
6.1. Overview
The SED management software is in the nv-disk-encrypt package.
The software supports the following configurations:
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NVIDIA DGX A100 systems where all data drives are self-encrypting drives.
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Only SEDs used as data drives are supported.
The software will not manage SEDs that are OS drives.
The software provides the following functionality:
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Identifies eligible drives on the system.
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Allows you to you assign Authentication Keys (passwords) for each SED as part of the
initialization process.
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Alternatively, the software can generate random passwords for each drive.
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The passwords are stored in a password-protected vault on the system.
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Once initialized, SEDs are locked upon power loss, such as a system shutdown or drive
removal.
Locked drives get unlocked after power is restored and the root file system is mounted.
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Provides functionality to export the vault.
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Provides functionality for erasing the drives.
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Provides the ability to revert the initialization.

Nvidia DGX A100 Specifications

General

Brand	Nvidia
Model	DGX A100
Category	Computer Hardware
Language	English