Quantum Q-EKM User Manual

Quantum Encryption Key

Manager Release Notes

Contents

Product

Version

Software

Date

Purpose of This Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

New Features and Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Firmware Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Compatibility Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Qualified Backup Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Known Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Quantum Encryption Key Manager (Q-EKM)

Q-EKM 2.3

253Q.GC00100

September 2014

Contacting Quantum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Purpose of This Release

This version of firmware adds support for Windows Server 2012 operating
systems.

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Release Notes: Q-EKM 2.3
6-01884-05 Rev A
September 2014

New Features and Enhancements

Q-EKM 2.3 includes the following new features and enhancements.

• Installation support for the Windows Server 2012 operating systems.

Firmware Notes

These notes list information you should be aware of as you set up, configure,
and use Q-EKM.

• Quantum Encryption Key Manager (Q-EKM) and Scalar Key Manager (SKM)
are not supported on the same library.

• The Scalar i2000 library does not support Q-EKM with LTO-5 or LTO-6 tape
drives. You must upgrade to Scalar
with LTO-5 or LTO-6 tape drives.

i6000 in order to use Q-EKM 2.0 or later

• Do not change the encryption method on a tape once write operations have
begun on that tape. The library applies encryption (or non-encryption) to a
tape in its entirety. Whichever encryption method is selected when write
operations begin on a given tape will continue throughout the entire tape,
regardless of whether you change the encryption method before that tape
is filled.

• For Q-EKM best practices and guidelines, see the Quantum Encryption Key
Manager User’s Guide and the Q-EKM section of your library user’s guide.

Compatibility Matrix

Q-EKM supports the following tape libraries, tape drives, and firmware:

Libraries and Tape Drives Scalar i500:

• IBM LTO-4 (Fibre Channel and SAS)

• IBM LTO-5 (Fibre Channel)

• IBM LTO-6 (Fibre Channel)

Scalar i2000:

• IBM LTO-4 (Fibre Channel)

Scalar i6000:

• IBM LTO-4 (Fibre Channel)

• IBM LTO-5 (Fibre Channel)

• IBM LTO-6 (Fibre Channel)

2 New Features and Enhancements