Quantum SCALAR KEY MANAGER User Manual

Release Notes

Product Scalar Key Manager (SKM)

Version SKM 1.1

Software 110Q.GC01100

Contents

Date

Purpose of This Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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

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

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

Supported Backup Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Resolved Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

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

Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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

June 2010

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Release Notes
6-66612-02 Rev A
June 2010

Purpose of This Release

The SKM 1.1 release includes several new features and enhancements that
extend the product’s capabilities. These release notes describe these new
features and enhancements, as well as currently known issues and issues that
were resolved for this release of the product. These notes also provide library,
tape drive, and firmware compatibility information. Visit http://

www.quantum.com for additional information about Scalar Key Manager.

New Features and Enhancements

SKM 1.1 includes the following new features and enhancements.

• Name change from Quantum Key Manager to Scalar Key Manager.

• Scalar Key Manager can now be deployed as a virtual machine (VM) in a
VMware® environment.

Firmware Notes

• Users may now install their own TLS communication certificates on the SKM
servers.

These release notes list information should be aware of as you set up, configure,
and use SKM.

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

• Password — If you change the password on the SKM server (the default
password is “password”), it is extremely important that you remember the
new password. The password can be different for each SKM server, so be
sure to remember both. If you forget your password, you will lose login
access to the SKM server, including backup and restore capability. Quantum
will NOT be able to reset or restore the password.

• Date settings on SKM servers and library — The date on the SKM servers and
the library must be set to the current date. Incorrect date settings may
interfere with the TLS certificates and cause the library to stop
communicating with the SKM servers.

• Backing up the keystores — It is extremely important that you back up the
keystores on both SKM servers (best practice) every time you generate new
data encryption keys and before you use these new keys to encrypt data.
You must back up each keystore separately because they contain different
data. The only way to read encrypted tapes is via the data encryption keys in
the keystore. If your SKM servers fail without a backup, you will

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