Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v12.1.0 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.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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Unknown/Busy

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Key Vault Not Configured

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No Response

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Failed authentication

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Connected

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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.

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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.

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

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Import button: Imports a signed public key certificate.

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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.

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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)

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Disabled

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Operational

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need master/link key

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Online

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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.

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Total Targets: The number of encrypted target devices.

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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.

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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.

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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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