Chapter 7 Encryption Key Management
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Table 1 Encryption Systems
If you purchase Q-EKM, Quantum Support will schedule an
appointment to install the application onto your key server(s). If you
purchase SKM, you will receive the software application, two key servers
Encryption System Supported Tape Drives Supported Media
Quantum Encryption Key
Manager (Q-EKM)
IBM LTO-4 Fibre Channel and SAS
IBM LTO-5 Fibre Channel and SAS
IBM LTO-6 Fibre Channel and SAS
You must be running Q-EKM version 2.0
(or higher) to support IBM LTO-5 or
LTO-6 tape drives.
* Support of IBM LTO-7 available with
Q-EKM key migration to SKM.
LTO-4, LTO-5, and LTO -6 tape
cartridges
Scalar Key Manager
(SKM)
HP LTO-4 Fibre Channel and SAS
HP LTO-5 Fibre Channel and SAS
HP LTO-6 Fibre Channel and SAS
IBM LTO-5 Fibre Channel and SAS
IBM LTO-6 Fibre Channel and SAS
IBM LTO-7 Fibre Channel
LTO-4, LTO-5, LTO-6, and LTO-
7 tape cartridges
KMIP-compliant key
managers*
HP LTO-4 Fibre Channel and SAS
HP LTO-5 Fibre Channel and SAS
HP LTO-6 Fibre Channel and SAS
IBM LTO-5 Fibre Channel and SAS
IBM LTO-6 Fibre Channel and SAS
IBM LTO-7 Fibre Channel
LTO-4, LTO-5, LTO-6, and LTO-
7 tape cartridges
* The Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP®) is a specification developed by OASIS®. Its
function is to standardize communication between enterprise key management systems and encryption
systems. The Scalar i500 library provides a KMIP version 1.0 compliant encryption solution.
KMIP is only supported in certain environments. See the release notes for details.
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