Data Center Fabric Manager Professional User Manual v10.3.X (53-1001355-01, November 2009)

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Enabling or disabling the system card requirement

If you want to use a system card to control activation of an encryption engine on a switch, you must

enable the system card requirement. You can use the following procedure to enable or disable the

system card requirement.

1. From the Encryption Center select an encryption group, and select the Security menu.

The Select Security Settings dialog is displayed.

2. Set System Cards to Required to require the use a system card to control activation of an

encryption engine. If System Cards is set to Not Required, the encryption engine activates

without the need to read a system card first.

3. Click OK.

Viewing and editing switch encryption properties

To view switch encryption properties, complete the following steps.

1. Select Configure > Encryption from the menu bar.

The Encryption Center dialog box displays the status of all encryption-related hardware and

functions at a glance. It is the single launching point for all encryption-related configuration.

2. Select the switch or encryption engine from the Encryption Devices table, and select Switch >

Properties or Engine > Properties from the menu bar, or right-click the switch or encryption

engine and select Properties.

The Encryption Properties dialog box, shown in Figure 106, contains the following information: