Crypto Key Management System Technical Brief

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The VOP application uses an Ethernet connection to communicate with the tape
drives, either:
■ Point-to-point, using a cross-over cable
■ Networked, using a switch and standard—straight—Ethernet cables
This Ethernet interface provides communication with the tape drives and allows:
■ Customer operators to:
■ Select and monitor drive status indicators
■ View, load, and configure drive settings
■ Enroll and un-enroll agents (tape drives) for use with the KMS
■ Services representatives to:
■ View, delete, load, and configure encryption and communication settings
■ IPL a drive
■ Run diagnostics, retrieve dumps, and logs for the Dione card
■ Enable and disable encryption
VOP Prerequisites
Before you can install and operate the VOP application, your computer system
must meet certain prerequisites. These are the minimum:
■ Hardware requirements
■ Operating system certifications
■ Java Runtime Environment (JRE) minimum release level requirements
Computer Hardware Requirements
The minimum hardware requirements include:
■ 512 MB memory
■ 1.0 GHz processor
■ Ethernet port available for static IP addressing
■ RJ45–RJ45 Ethernet cross-over cable (direct connection to drive)
■ RJ45–RJ45 Ethernet cables (indirect connection through an Ethernet switch)
Operating System Certification
These operating systems are certified for use with the VOP:
■ Windows 2000 or XP
■ Linux–Redhat 9.0, ES
■ Solaris–SunOS 5.8, SunOS 5.9, and SunOS 5.10
Java Runtime Environment Requirement
The VOP software application is a Java-based program; therefore, you need a
compatible version of Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed.
Before attempting to install and run VOP, verify the presence, and release level of
JAVA is version J2SE 1.5, or higher.