Quantum Scalar i6 User Manual

2 Installing and Configuring the SKM Appliance Servers
Quantum Scalar Key Manager 2.5 Quick Start Guide
Installing and Configuring the SKM Appliance Servers
Follow the instructions in this section if you are deploying a pair of physical SKM
appliance servers.
Caution: The SKM appliance servers are designed for one purpose only—to store and
manage your encryption keys. Do not install additional hardware on the
servers. Never install any software, file, or operating system on the servers
unless it is an upgrade or patch supplied by Quantum. Doing so can make
your server inoperable and will void your warranty.
Items Required for
Setup
You need the following to install and configure each SKM appliance server:
• (2) SKM appliance servers (each comes with two hard disk drives installed).
• Power cord (supplied).
• Rackmount kit (supplied).
• CAT5e or higher Ethernet cable, crossover (for initial configuration, not supplied).
• CAT5e or higher Ethernet cable, standard (for standard operation, not supplied).
• Laptop or PC, to connect to each server to perform initial configuration.
• Library firmware must be at the following minimum versions to run SKM. To access
all the features of SKM, the most recent library firmware is recommended.
• For Microsoft® Windows®, you may need to install utilities to use secure shell (SSH)
and secure file transfer protocol (SFTP). Two such utilities are PuTTY, available at
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ and WinSCP, available at
http://winscp.net.
Library Minimum Firmware Required
Scalar i40/i80 120G
Scalar i500 570G
Scalar i2000 595A
Scalar i6000 600A
Scalar i3
Note: Requires SKM 2.4 (240Q) or
later
110G
Scalar i6
Note: Requires SKM 2.4 (240Q) or
later
110G

Quantum Scalar i6 Specifications

General

Category	Tape Library
Number of Drives	6
Management	SNMP
Tape Technology	LTO Ultrium
Drive Types Supported	LTO-9, LTO-8, LTO-7, LTO-6
Type	Tape Library
Capacity	Up to 75 TB (native)
Power Supply	Redundant power supplies standard
Humidity	20% to 80% non-condensing
Interface	SAS

Summary

Installing and Configuring SKM Appliance Servers

Items Required for Setup

Lists essential hardware and software components needed for setting up SKM appliance servers.

SKM Appliance Server Configuration Wizard

Password Management and Security

Emphasizes the critical importance of remembering the SKM admin password and its implications.

Installing and Configuring SKM VMware Servers

VMware Server Requirements

Deploying the .ova Image on VMware

VMware Server Initial Configuration

Installing and Configuring SKM KVM Servers

KVM Server Requirements

Deploying the .raw Image on KVM

KVM VM Server Initial Configuration

KVM VM Server License and Password Setup

Installing TLS Certificates

TLS Certificates for Pre-SKM 2.4 (240Q)

TLS Certificates for SKM 2.4 (240Q) or Later

Procedure for self-generating TLS certificates using SKM server version 2.4 (240Q) or greater.

Generating Certificates Using Default Options

Generating Certificates Without Default Options

Configuring Your Library For SKM

Configuring Scalar i40/i80 and i500 Tape Libraries

Step-by-step guide for configuring SKM on Scalar i40/i80 and i500 tape libraries.

Configuring Scalar i2000/i6000 Tape Library

Detailed instructions for configuring SKM on Scalar i2000/i6000 tape libraries.

Configuring Scalar i3/i6 Tape Library

Specific steps for configuring SKM on Scalar i3 and i6 tape libraries.

Backing Up the Servers

Critical Importance of Server Backups

Emphasizes the necessity of backing up SKM servers before using encryption keys.

Performing SKM Server Backup

Details the process of connecting via SSH and executing commands to back up SKM servers.