Ultrium Lto-5 Tape Drives And Partitioning; Ultrium Lto-5 And Lto-4 Tape Drives And Encryption; When Should I Use Encryption; How Do I Enable Encryption - HP StorageWorks User Manual

For information on how your HP Ultrium StorageWorks tape drive and WORM cartridge can help
your business meet Information Lifecycle Management and regulatory compliance requirements, please
refer to the HP Business Support Center at: http://www.hp.com/go/bizsupport.

Ultrium LTO-5 tape drives and partitioning

The Ultrium 3000 tape drive supports two tape partitions, when used with Ultrium 3 TB R/W cartridges.
Tape partitioning is not supported with WORM cartridges or with earlier generations of cartridge. It
is not supported on earlier-generation tape drives. If you insert a partitioned tape into a tape drive
that does not support partitioning, it will be ejected.
To check for the latest information about support for partitioning and any required firmware upgrades,
go to http://www.hp.com/support/downloads. Refer to your backup application's documentation
for information about creating and using partitions on the tape drive.

Ultrium LTO-5 and LTO-4 tape drives and encryption

The Ultrium 3000 and 1760 tape drive includes hardware capable of performing data encryption
at full speed while writing data, and decrypting when reading.
Encryption is the process of changing data into a form that cannot be read until it is deciphered,
protecting the data from unauthorized access and use. HP Ultrium 3000 and 1760 tape drives use
the strongest version of the industry-standard AES encrypting algorithm to protect your data.
To make use of this feature you need:
A backup application that supports hardware encryption
Ultrium 3 TB media (C7975A or C7975W) or Ultrium 1.6 TB media (C7974A or C7974W); no
encryption will be performed when writing earlier generations of tape

When should I use encryption?

Your company policy will determine when you need to use encryption. For example, it may be
mandatory for company confidential and financial data, but not for personal data. Company policy
will also define how encryption keys should be generated and managed. Backup applications that
support encryption will generate a key for you or allow you to enter a key manually.
NOTE:
Encryption with keys that are generated directly from passwords or passphrases may be less secure
than encryption using truly random keys. Your application should explain the options and methods
that are available. Please refer to your application's user documentation for more information.

How do I enable encryption?

Hardware encryption is turned off by default and is switched on by settings in your backup application,
where you also generate and supply the encryption key. Your backup application must support
hardware encryption for this feature to work. The software supplied with the tape drive provides this
support. See http://www.hp.com/go/connect for an up-to-date list of other suitable backup software.
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