Quantum PX500 User Manual
PX500 Series DLTSage™ Tape Security
Quick Start Guide
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction .......................................1
Notational Conventions .................1
Creating a Secure User ......................1
Creating a Secure Key........................ 2
Protection Mode for Cartridges.....3
Enable/Disable Secure Key for
Drives...............................................4
Modify Secure Key for Library .......4
Assign Secure Key to Cartridge......4
Create Secure Key Name/Secure Key
Pair...................................................4
Delete Secure Key Name................. 5
Backup Secure Key File ...................5
Upload Secure Key File ...................6
Importing Secured Tape Cartridges..6
Secure Key Maintenance ...................6
Introduction 0
The PX500 Series (PX502, PX506, and PX510) tape libraries with DLT-S4 tape drives
are capable of utilizing DLTSage Tape security. DLTSage Tape Security is a unique
solution designed to prevent unauthorized access to tape cartridges which is
particularly valuable when protecting tapes that are transported offsite. DLTSage
Tape Security is a firmware feature designed into the DLT-S4 tape drive which uses
an electronic key to prevent or allow reading and writing of data on to a tape
cartridge. This key is managed through the remote management pages of the
PX500 Series tape library (refer to the
81290 located on the
the remote management pages). DLTSage Tape Security is available at no
additional cost as an integrated feature in of the DLT-S4 tape drive and PX500
Series tape library (firmware version 20 or later).
Notational Conventions 0
This instruction uses the following conventions:
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OTE: Notes emphasize important information related to the main topic.
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AUTION: Cautions indicate potential hazards to equipment and are included
C
to prevent damage to equipment.
ARNING: Warnings indicate potential hazards to personal safety and are
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included to prevent injury.
Setting up your PX500 Series tape library with DLTSage Tape Security consists of
the following steps:
• Creating a Secure User
• Creating a Secure Key
Creating a Secure User 0
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AUTION: If the Secure Key information is lost, any tape cartridges that were
secured with the lost key will be unavailable for reading or writing.
The Secure User is the only user that has the ability to create, modify, and delete a
Secure Key for the Library. The Secure User also has the ability to enable and
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disable Secure Capable Drives for reading and writing
data to and from tapes using the Secure Key.
When a user is created with administrator privileges (other
than the default admin user), the Create Secure User
section appears at the bottom of the Users page (see
figure 1
).
Figure 1 Create Secure User
To create a secure user:
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OTE: Only users with administrator privileges (other
than the default administrator) can create a
secure user.
There is only one Secure User and the username is always
skadmin.
1 Enter a secure password.
OTE: Secure Passwords must be alphanumeric
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strings of at least one character. A blank
secure password will be rejected. Secure
Password and Verify Password must
match.
1 Enter a secure password.
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OTE: Secure Passwords must be alphanumeric
strings of at least one character. A blank
secure password will be rejected. Secure
Password and Verify Password must
match.
2 Verify the secure password by entering the password a
second time in the Verify Password box.
3 Click Update to update the Secure Key password.
The Secure Key password is updated.
Creating a Secure Key 0
The Secure Key tab displays when a secure user has been
added to the library and the secure user is logged in.
OTE: When logging on as a secure user, the IP address
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entered in the address line of the internet browser
uses https, not the common http. Example:
https://<ip address>
To access the Secure Key page, from the Setup page, click
on the Secure Key tab at the top of the page.
The Secure Key page displays (see figure 3
).
2 Verify the secure password by entering the password a
second time in the Verify Password box.
3 Click Create to create the Secure Key password.
Once the Secure Key administrator password is added,
the Remove Secure User section displays at the
bottom of the Users page (see figure 2
).
Figure 2 Remove Secure User
To update the Secure Key password:
OTE: Only the Secure User can change the secure user
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password.
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