Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v11.1x (53-1002167-01, May 2011)

464 Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual
53-1002167-01
Steps for connecting to a TEMS appliance
18
Steps for connecting to a TEMS appliance
TEMS provides a web user interface for management of clients, keys, admins, and configuration
parameters. A Thales officer creates domains, groups, and managers (a type of administrator),
assigns groups to domains, and assigns managers to manage groups. Managers are responsible
for creating clients and passwords for the groups they manage.
The following configuration steps are performed from the TEMS web user interface and from the
Management application:
• Set up network connections to TEMS.
• Create a TEMS client.
• Establish TEMS key vault credentials.
• Sign encryption node certificate signing requests.
• Import the signed requests onto the encryption nodes.
These steps are described in more detail in the following sections:
• “Setting up TEMS network connections” on page 464
• “Creating a client on TEMS” on page 466
• “Establishing TEMS key vault credentials on the switch” on page 467
• “Exporting the Fabric OS node self-signed KAC certificates” on page 469
• “Converting the KAC certificate format” on page 470
Setting up TEMS network connections
Communicating to TEMS is enabled over an SSL connection. Two IP addresses are needed. One
IP address is used for the management interface, and a second IP address is used for
communication with clients. These IP addresses are typically assigned during the initial setup of
the TEMS appliance.