Dell PowerVault ML6000 User Manual

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entities claiming the marks and names or their products.

May 2010

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Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
© 2007 - 2010 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.

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Dell™ PowerVault™ ML6000 Library Managed

Encryption Enablement Instructions

CAUTION:

To prevent possible data loss due to an EKM server failure, Dell recommends the use of a primary and secondary EKM

server. This configuration provides redundancy in the event that the primary EKM server is down or unavailable. For information on
configuring a primary and secondary EKM server for your library, refer to "Multiple Key Managers for Redundancy" (chapter 2) of the

Dell Encryption Key Manager User’s Guide and to the document Dell Encryption Key Manager and Library Managed Encryption Best

Practices and FAQ. Both documents are located on the Library Managed Encryption CD.

NOTE:

The library must be offline from any user and all media must be removed from the drives before license keys are installed or any

configuration modifications are made. Please refer to the Dell PowerVault ML6000 Tape Library User’s Guide
library offline and to eject media from the drives. The user’s guide can be found at

http://support.dell.com

.

NOTE:

If the backup job fails due to an EKM server failure, the job will recover if connectivity is restored to the EKM server prior to

expiration of the timeout set in the tape backup software application

Enabling encryption on your library is a six-step process:

1

Upgrade the library and drive firmware to the latest version. The firmware is available at

http://support.dell.com

.

2

Obtain and install your license key to enable library-managed encryption (LME) on the library (if not already licensed).

For instructions, refer to your license key certificate or the Dell PowerVault ML6000 Tape Library User’s Guide.
If you purchased library-managed encryption at the time you purchased your library, the license key will be installed at

the factory. If there are any issues with the license key for library-managed encryption purchased with the library, visit

http://www.dell.com/tapeautomation

to obtain your license key. You will need the library serial number and service tag

number to obtain the license key. Refer to your license key certificate or the "Viewing Information About the PowerVault

ML6000" section of the Dell PowerVault ML6000 Tape Library User’s Guide for instructions on locating this information.

If this does not resolve your issue, please contact Dell technical support.

3

Configure library managed encryption on your library. For instructions, refer to READ THIS FIRST - How to Set Up Dell

Encryption Key Manager On Your PowerVault ML6000 located on the Library Managed Encryption CD, or refer to the

"Configuring the Dell Encryption Key Manager (EKM) on the Library" section of the Dell PowerVault ML6000 Tape

Library User’s Guide.

4

Install the Dell Encryption Key Manager (EKM) application on the server designated for EKM. For instructions, refer to

Chapter 3.0 of the Dell Encryption Key Manager User’s Guide, located on the Library Managed Encryption CD or at

http://support.dell.com

.

5

Configure the EKM application. For instructions, refer to Chapter 4.0 of the Dell Encryption Key Manager User’s Guide,

located on the Library Managed Encryption CD.

6

Start the EKM application. For instructions, refer to Chapter 5.0 of the Dell Encryption Key Manager User’s Guide,

located on the Library Managed Encryption CD.

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