The Required Key Is Stored In The Library; The Required Key Is Not Stored In The Library - Spectra Logic T-Series Spectra T200 User Manual

The Required Key is Stored in the Library

If the key used to encrypt the data is currently stored in the library, use the
following steps to decrypt and restore the data.
1. Load the tape to be decrypted into the library.
2. Assign the key to the partition containing the tape if it is not already
3. Use your backup software to automatically decrypt and restore data.

The Required Key is Not Stored in the Library

If the encryption key required for a specific set of encrypted data has been
exported from the library and then deleted, you must import the key
before you can access the encrypted data. After you assign the imported
key to the partition with the encrypted media, it is available for decrypting
data.
As described in the following sections, you can import the encryption key
from a USB key or from a remote computer through a web browser
connection to the library's user interface.
Import the Key from a USB Key
Use the following steps to import a key stored on a USB key:
1. Log in as a superuser, then select Security > Encryption. The
2. Enter the encryption password, then select OK. The Encryption
3. Insert the USB key into the LCM's USB port.
4. Select Import Key. The Import Key Selection screen displays.
5. Choose the key to import from the Key List field, then select Next. The
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assigned to it.
If the required key is not available, the library prompts you with the
moniker of the key that is required to decrypt the data. You must
import the key as described in the following section before the data can
be restored.
Note: If you are using BlueScale Encryption Basic Edition and there is
already an encryption key stored in the library, you must first
delete that key as described in
page 220. You can then import another key.
Import the Key from a USB
Import the Key Using a Remote Connection to the Library on page 218
Encryption User Login screen displays.
Configuration screen displays.
Import Password screen displays.
Deleting an Encryption Key on
Key, below
T200, T380, and T680 Libraries
Restoring Encrypted Data
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