Dell PowerVault ML6000 User Manual

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Note: The drive.acceptUnknownDrives property is set to false by default. Thus,the Encryption Key Manager will not add new drives to the drive tableautomatically. Choose the mode you wish to operate in and change theconfiguration accordingly. See Appendix B for details.Synchronizing Data Between Two Key Manager ServersThe drive table and configuration properties file can be synchronized between twoEncryption Key Manager servers. This can be done manually by using the CLIclient sync command or automatically by setting four properties in theKeyManagerConfig.properties file.NotesNeither synchronization method acts on the keystore or key groups XML file.They must be copied manually.The automatic synchronization function is enabled only when a valid IPaddress is specified in the sync.ipaddress property of theKeyManagerConfig.properties file. See “Automatic Synchronization” on page4-3.Manual SynchronizationThe manual method involves executing the CLI client sync command. The syntaxis as follows:sync {-all | -config | -drivetab} -ipaddr ip_addr :sslport [-merge | -rewrite]This command sends the configuration file properties or the drive tableinformation or both from the source (or sending) server to the destination (orreceiving) server specified by the –ipaddr parameter. The receiving Encryption KeyManager server must be up and running.Required fields-allSend both the configuration properties file and the drive table information tothe server specified by -ipaddr.-configSend only the configuration properties file to the server specified by -ipaddr.-drivetabSend only the drive table information to the server specified by -ipaddr.-ipaddrip_addr:sslport specifies the address and ssl port of the receiving server. Thesslport should match the value specified for “TransportListener.ssl.port” in theKeyManagerConfig.properties file of the receiving server.Optional fields-mergeMerge (add) new drive table data with current data on receiving server. (Theconfiguration file is always a rewrite.) This is the default.-rewriteReplace the current data on the receiving server with new data.4-2 Dell Encryption Key Mgr User's Guide