Administrator Guide

5 In the Port eld, type the number of a port with open communication with the key management server.
6 In the Timeout eld, type the amount of time in seconds after which Storage Center should stop attempting to reconnect to the key
management server after a failure.
7 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.
NOTE: Alternate hostnames should be added to the conguration after all drives in the system have initially been managed
and fully secured. To ensure optimized access times during initial Key creation, alternate hostnames should be added only
after the drives in the Storage Center have been initially managed and fully secured.
8 If the key management server requires a user name to validate the Storage Center certicate, type the name in the Username eld.
9 If the key management server requires a password to validate the Storage Center certicate, type the password in the Password eld.
10 Congure the key management server certicates.
a Click Congure Key Management Server Certicates.
The Congure Key Management Server Certicates dialog box opens.
b Click Browse next to the Root CA Certicate. Navigate to the location of the root CA certicate on your computer and select
it.
c Click Browse next to the certicate elds for the controllers Navigate to the location of the controller certicates on your
computer and select them.
d Click OK.
11 Click OK.
After you congure the key server, the Server Connectivity status is shown as Up on the Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box.
Congure Rekey Interval for Disk Folder
Specify a rekey interval for a Secure Disk folder. When that interval has been reached, a rekey is triggered on each disk in the folder.
1 If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2 Click the Storage tab.
3 Click the Disks node.
The Disks view is displayed.
4 Right-click the name of a Secure Disk folder and select Edit Settings.
The Edit Disk Folder Settings dialog box opens.
5 If the Rekey option is not enabled, select the checkbox to enable it.
6 Type a value in the Rekey interval eld to specify the amount of time after which a rekey will be triggered on each disk in the folder.
7 Click OK.
Rekey a Disk Folder
Perform an on-demand rekey of a Secure Disk folder.
Prerequisite
The disk or disk folder must be enabled as Secure Disk.
Steps
1 If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2 Click the Storage tab.
3 Click the Disks node.
The Disks view is displayed.
4 Right-click the name of a Secure Disk folder and select Rekey Disk Folder.
The Rekey Disk Folder dialog box opens.
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