Encrypting A Pool

fastrack1966

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Is it possible to encrypt a pool AFTER it has been created and in use? I only have twin drives mirrored as a pair. Maybe I'm missing something but all the config options seem to apply to a new pool, i.e. if you don't encrypt from the off then you can't later? :frown:
 

Samuel Tai

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Sorry, no. Encryption can only be set at pool creation.
 

Kris Moore

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If you are using 12.0, you can create a new encrypted dataset and copy the data to it locally, without re-creating the pool.
 
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