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title: "How can hard drives on Fortanix DSM nodes be physically inventoried? Is it possible to open the nodes?"
slug: "how-can-hard-drives-on-fortanix-dsm-nodes-be-physically-inventoried-is-it-possible-to-open-the-nodes"
updated: 2026-03-16T17:31:39Z
published: 2026-03-16T17:31:39Z
canonical: "support.fortanix.com/how-can-hard-drives-on-fortanix-dsm-nodes-be-physically-inventoried-is-it-possible-to-open-the-nodes"
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# How can hard drives on Fortanix DSM nodes be physically inventoried? Is it possible to open the nodes?

Fortanix-Data-Security-Manager (DSM) nodes cannot be physically opened. They are tamper-resistant appliances with sealed chassis, specifically designed to protect cryptographic keys and secrets. Opening a node would compromise its security controls and is not supported.

Fortanix Data Security Manager (DSM) is the world’s first cloud service secured with Intel® SGX. With Fortanix DSM, you can securely generate, store, and use cryptographic keys and certificates, as well as other secrets such as passwords, API keys, tokens, or any blob of data. Your business-critical applications and containers can integrate with Fortanix DSM using legacy cryptographic interfaces (PKCS#11, CNG, and JCE) or using the native Fortanix DSM RESTful interface.