topic Re: Data Encryption on Netapp Storage in ONTAP Hardware

Data Encryption on Netapp Storage

tfaraj — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 20:23:15 GMT

Hi,

I have got a FAS2552 Storage cluster mode, I need to know if the data on disk is encrypted by default.

If I enable dedupliction or compression does this operation encrypt the data as well ?

Thanks ,

Tarek

Re: Data Encryption on Netapp Storage

Sahana — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 06:20:39 GMT

Hi,

You can check teh encryption status using storage encryption disk show

Using deduplication and compression will not encrypt data.

Re: Data Encryption on Netapp Storage

rymcc86 — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 10:25:13 GMT

Hello,

You may also find this guide on Storage Encryption handy, there are a number of criteria to consider prior to enabling Disk Encryption including the compatibility of your ONTAP OS.

https://library.netapp.com/ecmdocs/ECMP1368696/html/GUID-02382557-47A9-4D9C-8D1B-3DA2E537B998.html

Deduplication and Compression help to minimise disk utilisation rather than security.

All the best,

Ryan