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PowerScale OneFS 9.5.0.0 Web Administration Guide

Enabling external key management

You can enable external key management for self-encrypting drives (SED).

A OneFS cluster of nodes made up of self-encrypting drives (SEDs)

A KMIP 1.2 compatible external key management server

Certificates using X.509 PKI for TLS mutual authentication

Network connectivity between the OneFS cluster and the external key management server

To enable external key management, follow these steps:
  1. Click Access > Key Management.
  2. Click the Key Server tab.
  3. Click the Enable Key Management checkbox.
  4. Enter the Server Host address.
  5. Enter the Server Port.
  6. Enter the Server Certificate.
  7. Enter the Client Certificate.
  8. Enter the Client Certificate Password.
  9. Click Submit.
OneFS confirms the connectivity between the OneFS server and the external key management server. Once confirmed, the external key management server is ready for SEDs to be migrated.

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