topic Re: Automatically encrypt all volume setting? in ONTAP Discussions

Automatically encrypt all volume setting?

StorageNob — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:05:21 GMT

Is there a setting that allows all new volumes to be encrypted? Like a global setting that allows me to switch it on, rather than ensuring that each new volume has the -encrypted true attribute appended to the end of every volume create command?

Thanks

Re: Automatically encrypt all volume setting?

SpindleNinja — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 14:11:35 GMT

I couldn't find much out there, but give this a read over.

http://securitybrutesquad.blogspot.com/2018/05/ontap-how-to-make-encrypted-volumes.html

Re: Automatically encrypt all volume setting?

StorageNob — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 18:42:29 GMT

Thanks for the help!

I have tested and can confirm it works.

Re: Automatically encrypt all volume setting?

SpindleNinja — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 18:48:56 GMT

Good to hear.

I am kind of wondering why I couldn't find "bootarg.softwareencryption.encryptallvol=true" in the ONTAP9 document center though. Maybe someone from NetApp will link to the actual docs.