Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v12.3.0 User Manual

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Viewing and editing switch encryption properties

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Primary Key Vault Link Key Status/Backup Key Vault Link Key Status: Status options are:

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Not Used: The key vault type is not LKM/SSKM.

-

No Link Keys, ready to establish: No access request has been sent to an LKM/SSKM,
or a previous request was not accepted.

-

Link key requested, waiting for LKM approval: A request has been sent to LKM/SSKM
and is waiting for the LKM/SSKM administrator’s approval.

-

Created, not validated: An interim state until first used Link Key valid, online:
(LKM/SSKM only) a shared link key exists and has been successfully used.

Primary Key Vault Connection Status/Backup Key Vault Connection Status: Whether the
primary key vault link is connected. Options are:

-

Unknown/Busy

-

Key Vault Not Configured

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No Response

-

Failed authentication

-

Connected

Key Vault User Name button: (TEKA only.) Launches a dialog box to identify key vault user
information. A user name is automatically generated on the switch side for use in defining
a TEKA client for the switch.

Public Key Certificate Request text box: The switch’s KAC certificate signing request, which
must be signed by a certificate authority (CA). The signed certificate must then be
imported onto the switch and onto the primary and backup key vaults.

Export button: Exports the public key certificate in CSR format to an external file for signing
by a certificate authority (CA).

Import button: Imports a signed public key certificate.

Encryption Engine Properties table: The properties for the encryption engine. There may
be 0 to 4 slots, one for each encryption engine in the switch.

Current Status: The status of the encryption engine. Many possible values exist. Common
options are:

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Not Available (the engine is not initialized)

-

Disabled

-

Operational

-

need master/link key

-

Online

Set State To: Identifies if the state is enabled or disabled. You can click the line item in the
table to change the value, then click OK to apply the change.

Total Targets: The number of encrypted target devices.

HA Cluster Peer: The name and location of the high-availability (HA) cluster peer (another
encryption engine in the same group), if in an HA configuration. If no peer is configured, No
Peer is displayed.

HA Cluster Name: The name of the HA cluster (for example, Cluster1), if in an HA
configuration. HA Cluster names can have up to 31 characters. Letters, digits, and
underscores are allowed.

Media Type: The media type of the encryption engine. Options are Disk and Tape, or
Disk/Tape when both are present.

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