SL150 - Tape Drive Encryption Status

Asset ID:	1-71-2032821.1
Update Date:	2017-05-18
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Solution Type Technical Instruction Sure

Solution 2032821.1 : SL150 - Tape Drive Encryption Status

Applies to:

StorageTek SL150 Modular Tape Library - Version All Versions and later
IBM LTO6 Tape Drive - Version All Versions and later
IBM LTO5 Tape Drive - Version All Versions and later
HP LTO5 Tape Drive - Version All Versions and later
HP LTO6 Tape Drive - Version All Versions and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

SL150 - Tape Drive Encryption Status.

Solution

2.50 code release now shows the Encryption status of the tape drives in the SL150 library.

- When the drive has a tape loaded in it and the drive is encrypting or decrypting on that tape the Web GUI will show an “Encrypting” status for the drive.
- When the drive is empty or has a non encrypted tape loaded in it the Web GUI will show an “Not Encrypting” status for the drive.
- Even though IBM drives won’t have OKM encryption the Web GUI will still show the encryption status of the drive because it could be using data path encryption controlled by the backup application.

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