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When dual LKM/SSKMs are used with the encryption switch or blade, the dual LKM/SSKMs must
be clustered. There is no enforcement done at the encryption switch or blade to verify whether or
not the dual LKM/SSKMs are clustered, but key creation operations will fail if you register
non-clustered dual LKM/SSKMs with the encryption switch or blade.
Regardless of whether you deploy a single LKM/SSKM or clustered dual LKM/SSKMs, register only
the primary key vault with the encryption switch or blade. You do not need to register a secondary
key vault.
Disk keys and tape pool keys (Brocade native mode support)
DEK creation, retrieval, and update for disk and tape pool keys in Brocade native mode are as
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DEK creation: The DEK is archived into the primary LKM/SSKM. Upon successful archival of
the DEK onto the primary LKM/SSKM, the DEK is read from the secondary LKM/SSKM until it
is either synchronized to the secondary LKM/SSKM, or a timeout of 10 seconds occurs (2
seconds with 5 retries).
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If key archival of the DEK to the primary LKM/SSKM is successful, the DEK that is created
can be used for encrypting disk LUNs or tape pools in Brocade native mode.
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If key archival of the DEK to the primary LKM/SSKM fails, an error is logged and the
operation is retried. If the failure occurs after archival of the DEK to the primary
LKM/SSKM, but before synchronization to the secondary LKM/SSKM, a VAULT_OFFLINE
error is logged and the operation is retried. Any DEK archived to the primary LKM/SSKM in
this case is not used.
DEK retrieval: The DEK is retrieved from the primary LKM/SSKM if the primary LKM/SSKM is
online and reachable. If the registered primary LKM/SSKM is not online or not reachable, the
DEK is retrieved from a clustered secondary LKM/SSKM.
DEK Update: DEK update behavior is the same as DEK creation.
DEK creation: The DEK is created and archived to the primary LKM/SSKM only. Upon
successful archival of the DEK to the primary LKM/SSKM, the DEK can be used for encryption
of a Tape LUN or DF-Compatible tape pool. The DEK is synchronized to a secondary
LKM/SSKM through LKM/SSKM clustering.
If DEK archival onto the primary LKM/SSKM fails, DEK archival is retried to the clustered
secondary LKM/SSKM. If DEK archival also fails to the secondary LKM/SSKM, an error is
logged and the operation is retried.
DEK retrieval: The DEK is retrieved from the primary LKM/SSKM if the primary LKM/SSKM is
online and reachable. If the primary LKM/SSKM is not online or reachable, the DEK is
retrieved from the clustered secondary LKM/SSKM.
DEK update: DEK update behavior is the same as DEK creation.
Steps for connecting to an LKM/SSKM appliance
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