Administrator Guide

Enable Bidirectional CHAP for iSCSI Replication in a Fault Domain
When bidirectional CHAP is enabled for iSCSI replication, the source Storage Center (initiator) challenges the destination Storage
Center
(target) for a shared secret.
Prerequisites
CHAP must be enabled for the fault domain.
Steps
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center to open the Storage Center view.
3. Click the Storage tab, and then click the Fault Domains subtab.
4. Select the iSCSI fault domain.
5. Click More Actions → Configure CHAP. The Configure CHAP dialog box opens.
6. Type a shared secret in the Bidirectional CHAP Secret field.
7. Click OK.
Managing Secure Data
Secure Data provides data-at-rest encryption with key management for self-encrypting drives (SED). The Self-Encrypting Drives
feature must be licensed to use Secure Data.
Configure Key Server
Before managing SEDs in a Secure Data folder, configure communication between Storage Center and the key management server.
Prerequisites
The Storage Center must have the Self-Encrypting Drives license.
Steps
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center to open the Storage Center view.
3. In the Summary tab, click Settings. The Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
4. Click the Secure Data tab.
5. In the Hostname field, type the host name or IP address of the key management server.
6. In the Port field, type the number of a port with open communication with the key management server.
7. In the Timeout field, type the amount of time in seconds after which Storage Center should stop attempting to reconnect to
the key management server after a failure.
8. To add alternate key management servers, type the host name or IP address of another key management server in the
Alternate Hostnames area. Then click Add.
9. If the key management server requires a user name to validate the Storage Center certificate, type the name in the Username
field.
10. If the key management server requires a password to validate the Storage Center certificate, type the password in the
Password field.
11. Configure the key management server certificates.
a. Click Configure Key Management Server Certificates. The Configure Key Management Server Certificates dialog box
opens.
b. Click Choose File next to the Root CA Certificate. Navigate to the location of the root CA certificate on your computer
and select it.
c. Click Choose File next to the certificate fields for the controller(s). Navigate to the location of the controller certificates on
your computer and select them.
d. Click OK.
12. Click OK.
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