Windows server 2008 bitlocker vmware

Answered by:. Archived Forums. Sign in to vote. Monday, November 14, PM. Hi, How did you encrypt the system volume and data volume within the virtual machine? How BitLocker works with fixed and removable data drives BitLocker can also be used to protect fixed and removable data drives. BitLocker can be configured with the following unlock methods for data drives: Automatic unlock.

Fixed data drives can be set to automatically unlock on a computer where the operating system drive is encrypted. After you enable BitLocker, users cannot access the shared files unless the partition where the files are stored is decrypted. Please keep your recovery key safe. If possible, make several copies and save them properly.

They are critical to your data recovery if an incident happens. If the Answer is helpful, please click " Accept Answer " and upvote it. Is there a reason I am missing for not using bitlocker for a vm? BitLocker encrypts the contents of the drive. So if you want to encrypt the contents of the VHD from within the VM itself, that would be a way to do so. Yes, BitLocker also protects against physical tampering, but that is a different level of protection, which as you are stating, does not make a whole lot of sense.

Using BitLocker on the host system will not only secure its operating system, but it will also secure the virtual machine configurations and the VHD files themselves. Doing this, your VHD files will be encrypted regardless of their operating system. You gave an absolutely correct advice on how to use BitLocker with a VMs in your first post so I'm not sure why you now deny this :. Workarond could be using TrueCrypt but it also has some issues with encrypting a bootable partition Office Office Exchange Server.

Not an IT pro? Windows Server TechCenter. The options provided on this screen will be governed by whether the host system has a TPM or not. The following figure shows the screen on a system without a TPM, and as such only provides the option to use BitLocker with a USB flash drive containing a startup key:.

Select the desired option to move to the next step. Next, the setup process will request that you save a recovery key. This will be required to unlock the system if BitLocker detects a problem with the integrity of the system typically if the data on the disk has been tampered with while the system was shutdown :.

Do not save the recovery password on the same USB device as the startup key, but instead insert a different device. It is recommended that multiple copies of the password be kept so it is also advised that the password be printed out and kept safely on file. Once the recovery password has been saved click Next to proceed. On the final screen, make sure the Run BitLocker system check toggle is set and click Continue to begin the encryption process.

The system will restart and begin the encryption process, indicated by a dialog with a progress bar. Once the encryption process is complete the startup key or PIN depending on the configuration settings will be required next time the system is started.

The resulting screen will provide options to Duplicate the recovery password and Duplicate the startup key. The recovery key may be written to a USB drive or to a folder. The startup key must be saved to a USB memory device. BitLocker Drive Encryption may be disabled on either a temporary or permanent basis.

To turn off BitLocker and decrypt a system volume repeat the above steps, selecting Decrypt the volume when asked to specify the level of decryption.

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