Data Center Fabric Manager Enterprise User Manual v10.3.X (53-1001357-01, November 2009)

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Creating high availability (HA) clusters

8. Note Important Next Steps! below this message, and click Next.

Instructions for installing public key certificates for the encryption switch are displayed. These

instructions are specific to the key vault type. Copy or print these instructions.

FIGURE 210 Add switch to an encryption group - Next Steps dialog box

9. Click Finish to exit the Configure Switch Encryption wizard.

Creating high availability (HA) clusters

A high availability (HA) cluster is a group of exactly two encryption engines. One encryption engine

can take over encryption and decryption tasks for the other encryption engine, if that member fails

or becomes unreachable.

When creating a new HA Cluster, add one engine to create the cluster and then add the second

engine. You can make multiple changes to the HA Clusters list; the changes are not applied to the

switch until you click OK.

Both engines in an HA cluster must be in the same fabric as well as the same encryption group.

NOTE

An IP address is required for the management port for any cluster-related operations.

1. Select Configure > Encryption from the menu bar.

The Encryption Center dialog box displays.

2. If groups are not visible in the Encryption Devices table, select View > Groups from the menu

bar.

The encryption groups display in the Encryption Devices table.