Moving Targets; Configuring Encrypted Tape Storage In A Multi-Path Environment - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B Administrator's Manual

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Moving Targets

Moving Targets

The Move Targets dialog box is used to redistribute which engine encrypts which targets. It is also
useful for transferring all targets to another engine before replacing or removing engine hardware.
Moving targets to another engine may be done while traffic is flowing between the host and target.
Traffic is interrupted for a short time but resumes before the host applications are affected.
1. Select Configure > Encryption.
2. Select one or more encryption engines from the Encryption Center Devices table, then select
3. Select one or more targets in the Encryption Targets dialog and click Move.
4. Select an encryption engine, then click OK to close the dialog and start the move operation.

Configuring encrypted tape storage in a multi-path environment

This example assumes one host is accessing one storage device using two paths:
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Encryption Engines A and B are in switches that are already part of Encryption Group X.
The following procedure is used to configure this scenario using BNA.
1. Configure Host Port A and Target Port A in the same zone by selecting Configure > Zoning from
2. Configure Host Port B and Target Port B in the same zone by selecting Configure > Zoning from
3. Select Configure > Encryption from the menu task bar to display the Encryption Center
4. Click View Groups to display the encryption groups if groups are not already displayed.
5. Select Encryption Group X, then click the Targets icon.
6. From the Encryption Targets dialog box, click Add to open the Configure Storage Encryption
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8. In the Encryption Targets dialog box, select Target Port A, click LUNs, then click Add. Select the
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The Encryption Center dialog box displays.
Engine > Targets from the menu task bar. The encryption engine must be in the same group
and same fabric.
The Encryption Targets dialog box displays.
The Move Targets dialog box is displayed.
The first path is from Host Port A to Target Port A, using Encryption Engine A for encryption.
The second path is from Host Port B to Target Port B, using Encryption Engine B for encryption.
BNA's main menu.
BNA's main menu.
dialog box (Refer to Figure 1
wizard. Use the wizard to create a target container for Encryption Engine A with Target Port A
and Host Port A.
Repeat Step 6 to create a target container for Encryption Engine B with Target Port B and
Host Port B.
Up to this point, BNA has been automatically committing changes as they are made. The
targets and hosts are now fully configured; only the LUN configuration remains.
LUNs to be encrypted and the encryption policies for the LUNs.
on page 14).
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