Creating a recovery key

If you encrypted the OS drive on your Streamvault™ appliance with BitLocker but didn't save a recovery key, you can create one with Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption.

1. From the Windows Start menu, type BitLocker, and select Manage BitLocker from the results.
   The BitLocker Drive Encryption window opens. All the drives that are connected to the appliance are listed.
2. In the Operating system drive section, click Turn off BitLocker and wait for the OS drive to be decrypted. This process takes several minutes.

   

3. Once the OS drive is decrypted, click Turn on BitLocker and wait for the OS drive to be re-encrypted with BitLocker.

   

4. Once the OS drive is encrypted, click Back up your recovery key next to the OS drive (C:).

   

   The BitLocker Drive Encryption wizard opens.
5. Choose how you want to back up your recovery key:

   Save to your Microsoft account

   Save the recovery key in the recovery keys library of your Microsoft account.

   Save to a file

   Save your recovery key as a plain text file on an unencrypted fixed data drive on the appliance or on a USB key.

   Print the recovery key

   Print a hard copy of your recovery key.

   Note:

   If you select Save to a file, ensure that a fixed data drive or USB key is available to save the recovery key.

   

6. If you're saving the recovery key to a file, select the location where you want to save the key and click Save.
   You're notified that the recovery has been saved.

   

7. Click Finish to exit the wizard.