BackBox H4.00 Tape Encryption Option

Configuration
16 BackBox H4.00 Tape Encryption
Configuring for VLE
Volume Level Encryption requires creation of a security officer to allow a member of
the SUPER group to perform VLE operations and configuration tasks.
For further information about VLE requirements, installation and other product
references, refer to NonStop Volume Level Encryption Guide HP Part Number:
580587
Planning the topology of VLE virtual tape drives
• Identify CLIMs supporting encryption and determine which of them will
manage VLE tape drives (all, only one, etc.)
• For each CLIM identified to be used for BackBox VLE virtual tape drives,
determine the VTC Server, the FC ports and the tape drives that will be used
for VLE (all, only one, etc.).
• On a given FC port, some tape drives can be VLE and other not. Tape drives
with VLE must emulate the media type LTO 4. Tape drives without VLE can
emulate LTO 4 or other type such as LTO 3.
Enabling LTO 4 virtual tape emulation in a VTC
The VTC are internally configured for LTO 3 media type by default. To enable the
LTO 4 emulation required by VLE, the tape drives must be stopped and reconfigured
in SCF, in the CLIM and in the VTC.
For a VTC, there might be several entities involved: several BackBox domains,
several NonStop nodes, and more than one CLIM per node.
Step Description
1. Take note of
the location
(CLIM # and
LUN #) of the
tape drives to
be changed to
LTO4
At the TACL prompt:
SCF INFO CLIM <clim-id>,DETAIL
STORAGE - Detailed Info CLIM \NSBLDE4.$ZZSTO.#C1002561
Configured Devices:
Type Name Primary CPU Backup CPU Lun
TAPE $LW2131 0 1 1
TAPE $LW2132 0 1 2
TAPE $LW2133 0 1 3
TAPE $LW2134 0 1 4
TAPE $G86130 3 0 17
TAPE $G86131 3 0 18
TAPE $G86132 3 0 19
TAPE $G86133 3 0 20
TAPE $G86140 0 1 29
TAPE $G86141 1 2 30
TAPE $G86142 2 3 31
TAPE $G86143 3 0 32