Chapter 7 Encryption Key Management
FIPS-Certified Encryption Solution
Scalar i500 User’s Guide 204
• The library must be connected to Scalar Key Manager. Scalar Key
Manager software must be at version 2.0 or later in order to be FIPS
certified.
Configuring the Library
for FIPS 7
To configure your library for FIPS, perform the following steps:
1 Upgrade library firmware to version 600G or later.
2 For all HP LTO-5 or LTO-6 FC tape drives that you plan to enable for
FIPS, upgrade firmware to the latest version qualified with the Scalar
i500 library (see the Scalar i500 Release Notes for qualified firmware
levels).
3 Shut down the library.
4 Do one of the following:
5 Power on the library.
6 Install Storage Networking and Encryption Key Management
licenses on the library, if they are not already installed.
7 Enable FIPS mode (see Enabling and Disabling FIPS Mode on HP
LTO-5 and LTO-6 Tape Drives on page 205).
Caution: If the Ethernet Expansion blade fails and the attached
tape drives have FIPS mode enabled, all encryption
operations (encrypting, decrypting, key requests) on the
attached tape drives will fail. If this happens, contact
Quantum Support for a replacement Ethernet Expansion
blade as soon as possible.
If your library is... Do this...
5U Perform Cabling a 5U Library for Ethernet
Connectivity on page 466.
14U or larger Perform Cabling the Ethernet Expansion Blade
on page 474.
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