Select The Encryption Mode - Spectra TFinity User Manual

Chapter 6 — Configuring and Managing Partitions

Select the Encryption Mode

If you are creating a partition or editing a partition that does not currently
use encryption, the Encryption screen only displays if you are logged into
the library as an encryption user and have either created one or more
BlueScale encryption keys, or configured a Spectra SKLM or KMIP server.
If you are not logged into the library as an encryption user and you are
editing a partition with encryption, the Encryption screen does not display,
or displays with all options grayed out depending on your version of
BlueScale software.
Requirements If you created a BlueScale encryption key, you can enable
BlueScale Encryption for the partition and assign an encryption key to it.
 If the storage partition uses LTO‐5 or later generation drives or TS11xx
To use Spectra SKLM encryption key management with your library, all LTO-5 drives
Important
in the encrypted partition must use firmware version C7RC or later. LTO-6 and later
drives, and TS11xx technology drives can use any firmware supported by the library.
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Note: If the Encryption screen does not display, proceed to Configure
the Drive Fibre Channel Addressing on page 207. You can
modify the partition to use encryption later.
technology drives and you configured a Spectra SKLM server, you can
enable Spectra SKLM encryption key management for the partition.
Select the Encryption Mode
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