Avoiding Problems With Automated Settings; Scenario #1: Different Secure Keys - Quantum DLT S4 Quick Start Manual

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Avoiding Problems With Automated Settings

Scenario #1: Different
Secure Keys
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Because the tape drive can only remember one Secure Key, this means the Secure Key
used for the drive, Auto Unlock, and Auto Add Key always resets to the last Secure Key
entered. This may cause problems in two potential scenarios:
You set the Secure Key for Auto Unlock and Auto Add Key to 11111111. This
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automatically unlocks all cartridges protected with Secure Key 11111111, and adds the
Secure Key 11111111 to all unprotected cartridges. Then you load a cartridge that is
protected with Secure Key 22222222.
Example A: Now the cartridge and drive Secure Keys do not match and you must unlock
the cartridge using Secure Key 22222222. Because the tape drive can only remember the
last Secure Key entered, the Secure Key for the drive, Auto Unlock, and Auto Add Key is
reset to 22222222. If you then load an unprotected cartridge, the Auto Add Key feature
will assign Secure Key 22222222 to the cartridge, not 11111111 as you originally intended.
Example B: Continuing on from Example A, if you then load a cartridge with Secure Key
11111111, it will not automatically unlock because the Secure Key is now 22222222 and no
longer matches the Secure Key on the drive.
Solution: Keep track of what Secure Keys are on each cartridge and reset the drive Secure
Key as necessary to make sure you are auto-adding the correct Secure Keys to
unprotected cartridges.
Avoiding Problems With Automated Settings