IBM XIV User Manual

Cannot connect to an active key server.
Troubleshooting: Invoke encrypt_key server_list and event_list for more details.
Enabling Encryption
Enable the data protection feature
encrypt_enable [ recovery_keys=<yes|no> ]
Parameters:
Name Type Description Mandatory Default
recovery_
keys
Boolean Are recovery keys
required for
encryption
activation
N yes
This command is entered by a security administrator to enable the data protection
feature. In order for this command to complete successfully, all of the following
prerequisites must be fulfilled: Current encryption state must be DISABLED
(displayed as "Supported" in state_list) One master key server configured
successfully Recovery keys generated and verified, for and by at least 2 separate
security administrators, unless a recovery_keys=no parameter was passed.
Example:
xcli -u -c XIV1 encrypt_enable recovery_keys=yes -y
Output:
Command executed successfully.
Access Control:
User Category Permission
Storage administrator Disallowed
Storage integration administrator Disallowed
Application administrator Disallowed
Security administrator Allowed
Read-only users Disallowed
Technicians Disallowed
Warnings:
v ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WANT_TO_ENABLE_ENCRYPTION
Are you sure you want to enable encryption on this system?
Troubleshooting: A yes option is required for this command
Completion Codes:
v UNSUPPORTED_HARDWARE
Cannot utilize encryption on unsupported hardware.
Troubleshooting: Contact support to verify encryption status.
Chapter 23. Encryption enablement and support commands 487

IBM XIV Specifications

General

Power Supply	Redundant power supplies
Drive Type	SATA
Redundancy	Fully redundant components
Connectivity	Fibre Channel, iSCSI
Form Factor	Rack-mounted
Cache	Distributed cache across modules
Data Protection	Snapshots, remote mirroring
Performance	High throughput and low latency
Scalability	Modular, scale-out architecture
Cooling	Redundant cooling
Architecture	Grid-based, distributed architecture