Dell PowerVault ML6000 Faq

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Dell Encryption Key Manager and Library Managed Encryption 19How do I configure the EKM CLI client for authentication based on theLocalOS registry?In a primary and redundant EKM configuration, this needs to be configured foreach platform.By default, the EKM CLI client is authenticated to the EKM Server as userEKMAdmin and a default password located in the EKM documentation.The EKM CLI clients can also be authenticated based on LocalOS registry.NOTE: The EKM server must be off and the EKM GUI must be closed when makingthese changes to the EKM configuration fileTo turn this feature on in Windows:1 Locate the KeyManagerConfig.properties file. (C:\ekm\gui is the defaultdirectory).2 Open the file with the text editor of your choice.NOTE: The recommended text editor is WordPad.3 Locate the Server.authMechanism string. If this string is not present,add it to the file in this exact format Server.authMechanism=LocalOS.4 Save the file.Now your user name and password for the EKM server matches the OS useraccount. Note that only users allowed to login and submit commands to theserver and have administrator privileges can manage the EKM server.To turn this feature on in a Linux-based system:1 Download Dell - Patch/Upgrade for the ML6000 or the Dell - ApplicationVersion Dell EKM Services release for the TL2000/TL4000 from theDell Support website at support.dell.com.2 Locate the LocalOS directory in the download.