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272 Fabric OS Encryption Administrator’s Guide (DPM)
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Management application encryption wizard troubleshooting
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Management application encryption wizard troubleshooting
•Errors related to adding a switch to an existing group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  272
•Errors related to adding a switch to a new group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  273
•General errors related to the Configure Switch Encryption wizard  . . . . . .  274
Errors related to adding a switch to an existing group
Table 11 lists configuration task errors you might encounter while adding a switch to an existing 
group, and describes how to troubleshoot them.
TABLE 11 Error recovery instructions for adding a switch to an existing group
Configuration task Error description Instructions
Initialize the switch Unable to add switch to encryption 
group. The switch is no longer a group 
leader or does not contain a group.
Manual option:
To add a switch to the group on the leader switch:
1 Relaunch the Configure Switch Encryption wizard 
and create a new encryption group on the leader 
switch. 
2 When that group is created, launch the Configure 
Switch Encryption wizard again and add the switch to 
the group.
Initialize the switch The switch was not properly initialized 
and was aborted because it is 
unavailable. 
Rerun the Configure Switch Encryption wizard for the 
switch.
Add the switch to the encryption 
group
Adding the switch to the encryption 
group failed.
Rerun the Configure Switch Encryption wizard for the 
switch.
Enable the encryption engines A failure occurred while attempting to 
enable encryption engines on the 
switch.
1 Remove the switch from the group using the Group 
Members tab on the Encryption Group Properties 
dialog box.
2Rerun the Configure Switch Encryption wizard for the 
switch.
Manual Option:
1 Save the switch’s public key certificate to a file using 
the Switch Encryption Properties dialog box.
2 Follow the Key Vault instructions for 
RSA/Decru/Other key vault.
Save the switch’s public key 
certificate to a file.
The switch’s public key certificate could 
not be saved to a file. 
Note: Verify that the path name and the 
file name that you are using are both 
valid and that you have write 
permissions for the file.
1 Remove the switch from the group using the Group 
Members tab on the Encryption Group Properties 
dialog box.
2Rerun the Configure Switch Encryption wizard for the 
switch.
Manual Option:
1 Save the switch’s public key certificate to a file using 
the Switch Encryption Properties dialog box.
2 Follow the Key Vault instructions.










