HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Release Note page 39

Hp storageworks fabric os 6.3.0c release notes (5697-0301, january 2010)
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If two Encryption Engines are part of a High Availability Cluster, configure the host/target pair
such that they form a multipath from both EEs. Avoid connecting both the host/target pairs to
the same EE. This connectivity does not give full redundancy in case of EE failure resulting in
HAC failover.
Since the quorum disk plays a vital role in keeping the cluster in sync, configure the quorum
disk to be outside of the encryption environment.
LUN configuration
To configure a LUN for encryption:
Add the LUN as clear-text to the Crypto Target Container (CTC).
When the LUN comes online and the clear-text host I/O starts, modify the LUN from clear-
text to encrypted, including the enable_encexistingdata option to convert the LUN
from clear-text to encrypted.
An exception to this LUN configuration process: If the LUN was previously encrypted by the
HP Encryption Switch or HP Encryption Blade, the LUN can be added to the CTC with the
encrypt and lunstate ="encrypted" options.
LUN configurations must be committed to take effect. No more than 25 LUNs can be added
or modified in a single commit operation. Attempts to commit configurations that exceed 25
LUNs will fail with a warning. There is also a five-second delay before the commit operation
takes effect.
Always ensure that any previously committed LUN configurations or LUN modifications have
taken effect before committing additional LUN configurations or additions. All LUNs should be
in an Encryption Enabled state before committing additional LUN modifications.
The cryptocfg -manual_rekey -all command should not be used in environments with
multiple encryption engines (encryption blades) installed in a director-class chassis when more
than one encryption engine has access to the same LUN. In such situations, use the cryptocfg
-manual_rekey <CTC> <LUN Num> <Initiator PWWN> command to manually rekey these
LUNs.
If an HA Cluster is configured within an Encryption Group with containers configured for auto
Failback Mode, the following procedure must be followed when upgrading from Fabric OS 6.2.x
to 6.3.0c. Note that the following procedure is required only under the above-mentioned conditions.
1.
Before the firmware upgrade, change the Failback Mode to manual for all containers con-
figured as auto. Take note of which Encryption Engines currently own which containers.
2.
Upgrade all nodes in the Encryption Group to Fabric OS 6.3.0c, one node at a time.
3.
After all nodes have been successfully upgraded, using the notes taken in step 1, manually
invoke the failback of the containers to the correct Encryption Engine using the command
cryptocfg -failback -EE <WWN of hosting node> [slot num] <WWN of
second node in HAC> [slot num].
4.
Once the manual failback completes, change the Failback Mode back to auto from manual,
if it was changed in step 1.
Avoid changing the configuration of any LUN that belongs to a CTC/LUN configuration while the
rekeying process for that LUN is active. If the user changes the LUN's settings during manual or
auto, rekeying or First Time Encryption, the system reports a warning message stating that the
encryption engine is busy and a forced commit is required for the changes to take effect. A forced
commit command halts all active rekeying processes running in all CTCs and corrupts any LUN
engaged in a rekeying operation. There is no recovery for this type of failure.
To remove access between a given initiator and target, the user must not only remove the active
zoning information between the initiator and target, but must also remove the associated CTCs,
which will in turn remove the associated frame redirection zone information. Make sure to back
up all data before taking this action.
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