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11. Click Submit to apply the changes.
12. Install the Dell Encryption Key Manager (EKM) application on your host.

Configure Library: Drives

This page allows you to modify the current ID assigned to a SCSI or Fibre Channel
drive. This page allows any drive in the library to be powered off by de-selecting
the check mark in the Power On box. The displayed information will vary
depending on the library model and drive type (SCSI, SAS, or Fibre Channel).
Table 5-12 lists all available elements on this page. An "X" indicates that the
element displays for the specified drive type.
Table 5-12. Drive Identity page elements
Menu Item
Description
SCSI ID
For each SCSI drive, click on the drop down list
and select the number of the slot in which the
drive is located.
Power On
For each drive, click in the box to power ON the
selected drive.
Control Path
The control path drive communicates messages
from the host to the library. Select this option for
each drive that you want to be a control path
drive. At least one drive in each logical library
must be designated as a control path drive.
Port A Configuration:
Speed
For each Fibre Channel drive, click on the drop
down list and select Automatic, 1Gb/s, 2Gb/s, 4
Gb/s, or 8 Gb/s. Selecting Automatic will allow
library speed to automatically negotiate to the
current server speed.
Topology
For each Fibre Channel drive, click LN-Port,
L-Port, or N-Port.
FC-AL Loop
This is the loop position number if the drive is in
ID
an arbitrated loop configuration.
Port B Configuration:
Port B is supported for SAS full height drives
only.
Note: Port B is only supported for failover.
v Secondary TCP port: After entering the Secondary IP address, the library
will automatically set the value of the Secondary TCP port.
Note: The Default Port for TCP (SSL disabled) is 3801. The Default Port for
SSL is 443. These values are the default values set by the library.
They can be changed depending on the user configuration but the
user has to make sure they match the EKM properties file.
Note: If SSL is enabled the encryption host configuration will request a SSL
port instead of a TCP port. Review the Dell PowerVault Encryption Key
Manager User's Guide for instructions to locate the appropriate port
settings.
Refer to the Dell EKM documentation provided with your Encryption packet.
The EKM IP address and EKM port will be provided to the user by the EKM
application.
2U Library
SCSI
Fibre
SAS
SCSI
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Chapter 5. Operations
4U Library
Fibre
SAS
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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