Changing the Encryption/Decryption Speed on Windows

When you encrypt, decrypt, or rekey a disk, DataControl throttles the processing speed so that applications running on the server take priority. If your Windows system is operating under a light load or if you have multiple CPUs, you can increase the processing speed on the disk in real time by changing the rekey throttle speed. You can also save your rekey throttle configuration so that it becomes the default configuration for any disk in the selected VM.

Note: In this procedure, we are using "rekey" to mean initial encryption or decryption as well as actually changing the current encryption key on an already encrypted disk. The rekey throttle speed applies to all three of these operations.