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KMIP key manager integration
The library supports integration with encryption key management servers using the KMIP standard.
These key management servers support sharing encryption keys with different tape libraries, which can
be in different physical locations.
Table 2: KMIP licenses
Part number
Q8K98A
Q8K98AAE
Use the Expert Partition Wizard to configure the use of a key manager. The library supports the use of
one key manager type at a time. You can enable the configured key manager independently for each
partition.
Data cartridges
LTO-3 and later generation tape drives support both rewritable and WORM data cartridges.
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Rewritable data cartridges are useful when you want to erase or overwrite the existing data, such as
making periodic backups or transferring data between libraries in different physical locations.
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WORM data cartridges protect data from accidental or malicious alteration of the data on the cartridge.
An application can append data after the existing data to use the full capacity of the data cartridge, but
cannot erase or overwrite the data on the cartridge. WORM data cartridges can be identified by their
distinctive, two-tone cartridge color.
To determine whether your backup or archive software application supports WORM cartridges, see the
Storage Media website: http://www.hpe.com/info/storagemedia.
LTO-7 Type M media for LTO-8 drives
The library supports LTO-7 cartridges initialized as Type M media in LTO-8 tape drives. See the library
firmware release notes for specific library firmware revisions that support LTO-7 Type M media.
Important notes for LTO-7 Type M media:
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When a new, unused LTO-7 cartridge has an 'M8' bar code label applied, it can be initialized as LTO-7
Type M media.
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Once an LTO-7 cartridge has been initialized to LTO-7 Type M media, the format is irreversible. Do not
place an 'M8' bar code on an LTO-7 cartridge that has been previously used in an LTO-7 drive. A used
LTO-7 cartridge cannot be initialized as LTO-7 Type M media, even in an LTO-8 drive.
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LTO-7 Type M media provides up to 9 TB native capacity, instead of the 6 TB specified for LTO-7. As
such, LTO-7 Type M media can provide up to 22.5 TB with 2.5:1 compression (depending on the data
being compressed.)
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LTO-7 Type M media support regular LTO features, including encryption, LTFS, and compression.
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LTO-7 Type M media are only compatible with LTO-8 tape drives. They are not compatible with LTO-7
drives and will not be compatible with LTO-9 drives.
For more information about LTO-7 Type M media, see http://www.hpe.com/storage/storagemedia.
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KMIP key manager integration
License description
HPE StoreEver MSL3040 KMIP Key Manager LTU
HPE StoreEver MSL3040 KMIP Key Manager E-LTU
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