Configuring Additional Providers; Adding Sklm As A Second Provider - IBM Storwize V5010 Manual

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13.You can confirm that encryption is enabled, and verify which key providers are in use, by

going to Settings → Security → Encryption, as shown in Figure 13-51. Note four green

check marks confirming that the master access key is available on all four SKLM servers.

Figure 13-51 Encryption enabled with two key providers available

13.5 Configuring additional providers

When the system is configured with a single encryption key provider, it is possible to add a

second provider.

Note: If you set up encryption of your storage system when it was running IBM Spectrum

Virtualize code version earlier than V7.8.0, then when you upgrade to code version V8.1

you have to rekey the master encryption key before you can enable second encryption

If the storage system is configured with the USB flash drive provider, it is possible to configure

SKLM server(s) as a second provider. To enable SKLM server(s) as a second provider, follow

these steps:

1. Go to Settings → Security → Encryption, expand the Key Servers section and click

Enable, as shown in Figure 13-52. Note that to enable key server as a second provider,

the system has to detect at least one USB flash drive with a current copy of the master

Figure 13-52 Enable SKLM server as a second provider

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