Adding Tape Groups; Chapter 5 Cisco Sme Tape Configuration - Cisco AJ732A - MDS 9134 Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Adding Tape Groups

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Figure 5-1
The following concepts are used in tape management procedures:
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If data is written to a partially non-Cisco SME encrypted tape, it is left in clear text. When a tape is
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recycled or relabeled, the tape will be encrypted by Cisco SME.
Adding Tape Groups
If a tape is written before Cisco SME is activated, it will remain a clear text tape and will only become
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an encrypted tape when it is reformatted or relabeled on a tape drive that is defined in an active Cisco
SME environment.
Note Messages are logged to the switch when the tapes bypass encryption.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Media Encryption Configuration Guide
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shows the Cisco SME tape backup environment.
Cisco SME Tape Backup Environment and Configuration
Backup
server 1
MSM-18-4
Key management settings (see the
Auto-volume group (see the
Key-on-Tape (see the "Unique Key with Key-On-Tape" section on page
Compression (see the "Compression" section on page
Tape recycling (see the "Tape Recycling" section on page
Exporting volume groups (see the
Importing volume groups (see the
Backup
server 2
Cisco SME Cluster
Tape library
"Key Management Settings" section on page
"Auto-volume grouping" section on page
"Exporting Volume Groups" section on page
"Importing Volume Groups" section on page
Chapter 5 Cisco SME Tape Configuration
Tape group
backup environment
Tape volume
Tape volume group
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