BackBox H4.00 Tape Encryption Option
Configuration
20 BackBox H4.00 Tape Encryption
Step Description
10. Restart the
tape drives
emulated by
the VTC
At the SCF command prompt:
START TAPE $<tape-name-pattern>
Check in EMS the messages reporting the tape drives starting.
Verify the NonStop systems recognized the LTO4 media type:
MEDIACOM INFO TAPEDRIVE
MEDIACOM - T6028H01 (21JAN2013)
(C) Copyright 1993-2002, 2004 Hewlett-Packard Company, L.P.
Tape Drive Name Device Type NL Check BLP Check
--------------- ----------- -------- ---------
$G64131 LTO3 OFF ON
$G64140 LTO4 OFF ON
$G66130 LTO3 OFF ON
$G66133 LTO4 OFF ON
$G66140 LTO4 OFF ON
$G64141 LTO4 OFF ON
$G66141 LTO4 OFF ON
Enabling VLE on tapes in SCF
Step Description
11. Enable VLE on
the selected
tape drives
At the SCF command prompt:
STOP $<tape-name>
ALTER $<tape-name >, KeyGenPolicy KeyPerTape
START $<tape-name >
STATUS $<tape-name >, ENCRYPTION
Sample drive with enabled VLE:
1-> status $G64141,encryption
STORAGE - Status TAPE \NSBLDE4.$G64141, ENCRYPTION
Media
Not present or encryption status unknown
Drive
MasterKeyName.... N2103001086022117_S066666C1002541
KeyAlgorithm..... GCM-AES
KeySize.......... 256
KeyGenPolicy..... KeyPerTape










