Fabric OS Encryption Administrator's Guide

106 Fabric OS Encryption Administrator’s Guide
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Viewing and editing group properties
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Encryption switches and encryption blades support tape encryption at the tape pool level (for most
backup applications) and at the LUN (tape drive) level. Since Tape Pool policies override the LUN
(tape drive) policies, the LUN pool policies are used only if no tape pools exist, or if the tape
media/volume does not belong to any configured tape pools.
All encryption engines in the encryption group share the tape pool definitions. Tapes can be
encrypted by an encryption engine, where the container for the tape target LUN is hosted. The tape
media is mounted on the tape target LUN.
Tape pool definitions are not needed to read a tape. Tape pool definitions are only used when
writing to tape.
Adding tape pools
A tape pool can be identified by either a name or a number, but not both. Tape pool names and
numbers must be unique within the encryption group. When a new encryption group is created, any
existing tape pools in the switch are removed and must be added.
1. Select Configure > Encryption from the menu task bar.
The Encryption Center dialog box displays.
2. Select a group from the Encryption Center Devices table, then select Group > Tape Pools from
the menu task bar, or right-click a group and select Tape Pools.
NOTE
If groups are not visible in the Encryption Center Devices table, select View > Groups from the
menu task bar.
The Add Tape Pool dialog box displays. The Name tape pool label type is the default; however,
you can change the tape pool label type to Number.
FIGURE 89 Add Tape Pool by name dialog box
FIGURE 90 Add Tape Pool by number dialog box