Storix Software SBAdmin AIX System Recovery Guide - Manual (Page 29)

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BACKUP DATA IS ENCRYPTED
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To read the backup data, an encryption key is required. You may supply
a 32-byte HEX key to decrypt the data. If you used a 16-byte
ASCII (text) key to generate the HEX key, you may also enter it here.
Select one of the following:
1) Enter a HEX key
2) Enter an ASCII (text) key
3) Start a shell
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Select the appropriate option for entering either a HEX or ASCII encryption key. The third option may be used to
start a shell to type commands at the command line should you need to perform system recovery without
reading the backup data.
Enter a HEX Key
The length of the key will depend on the number of bits of encryption. For 128-bit encryption, a 32-byte
hexadecimal number is required. For 192-bit encryption, a 48-byte number is needed, and for 256-bit
encryption, a 64-byte hex number is needed. Select option 1 from the list above, then when prompted to
“Enter your 32-byte HEX key (or press Enter to reselect key type)”, enter they key, or
press Enter to return to the options above.
Enter an ASCII (text) Key
The length of the key will depend on the number of bits of encryption. For 128-bit encryption, a 16-byte
ASCII string is required. For 192-bit encryption, a 24-byte string is needed, and for 256-bit encryption, a 32-
byte string is needed. Select option 1 from the list above, then when prompted to “Enter your 16-byte
ASCII (text) key (or press Enter to reselect key type) ”, enter they key, or press Enter to
return to the options above.
The key you enter will be converted to an appropriate hexadecimal number and used to decrypt the data,
just as if you entered the hex key yourself.
Upon entry of a valid key, the restoration of the data will continue. If an invalid key is entered, you will be
informed so, and returned to the above menu of options.
System Installation Process
After booting from a network boot server
When the system is booted from the network, the client network installation options will also be copied from
the boot server to the client. Any installation options setup when the client was configured for network boot
(see
Enable/Disable Network Installation of a Client ) will be used by default for the installation. These pre-
set defaults may include the install server and device, the console device and terminal type, the backup
sequence number, or anything else required for the installation to proceed with no required input from the
user. If the user selected a no-prompt installation (see
No-Prompt Installation above) will the installation
continue automatically. Otherwise, the installation menus will appear and the user may manually change
any prior defaults, add any settings that were not pre-configured, or continue the installation process with
the current settings.
Storix System Backup Administrator 29 Version 8.2 AIX System Recovery Guide