DSM Installation and Configuration Guide
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Contents
Preface 12
Documentation Version History 12
Assumptions 12
DSM Hypervisor Support 12
Document Conventions 13
Typographical Conventions 13
Notes, tips, cautions, and warnings 13
Hardware-Related Warnings 14
Sales and Support 14
Chapter 1: The Data Security Manager 15
DSM Overview 15
IPMI 16
DSM Deployment 16
Chapter 2: DSM V6100 Hardware Appliance 18
DSM V6100 Overview 18
Remote HSM Administration 18
Advantages 18
Requirements 19
Administrator Card Set (ACS) 19
Security World 19
ACS 20
ACS Guidelines 20
V6100 Operations that require the ACS 21
Configuring a V6100 Appliance 22
Configuring DSM with DHCP 22
Configure appliance with DHCP enabled 23
Configuring a DSM v6100 via Static IP Address 23
Configure appliance with static IP address enabled 24
Assumptions 24
DSM Installation Checklist 24
Pre-configuration tasks 26
Specify host name resolution method 26
Improving DNS Performance 26
Configure DSM ports 27
Configuration tasks 27
Connect to the V6100 appliance 28