Encrypted Volume and File System v1.1 Administrator's Guide

Example...............................................................................................................................122
Creating Encrypted Backup Media on a Second EVFS Volume Using a Block Device Utility
(Nonmirrored Volumes)...........................................................................................................123
Example...............................................................................................................................123
Creating Encrypted Backup Media on a Second EVFS Volume Using a File Utility
(Nonmirrored Volumes)...........................................................................................................124
Example...............................................................................................................................124
Creating Cleartext Backup Media to a Non-EVFS Device (Nonmirrored Volumes)...............124
Restoring Backup Media.....................................................................................................................125
Restoring Encrypted Backup Media from a Non-EVFS Device to an EVFS Volume....................125
Example....................................................................................................................................126
Restoring Backup Data from an EVFS Volume to an EVFS Volume.............................................126
Example....................................................................................................................................127
8 Troubleshooting EVFS................................................................................................129
Troubleshooting Tools Overview........................................................................................................129
Displaying EVFS Volume Information...............................................................................................130
Displaying I/O and Encryption Statistics (evfsadm stat)..............................................................130
Syntax.......................................................................................................................................130
Examples..................................................................................................................................130
Displaying EVFS Volume Keys and Operating Parameters (evfsvol display)..............................131
Syntax.......................................................................................................................................131
Example....................................................................................................................................131
Verifying the EMD (evfsvol check).....................................................................................................133
Syntax.............................................................................................................................................133
Example.........................................................................................................................................133
Verifying User Keys (evfspkey lookup)..............................................................................................134
Syntax.............................................................................................................................................134
Example.........................................................................................................................................134
Problem Scenarios...............................................................................................................................135
evfspkey Cannot Generate Key Pairs............................................................................................135
Symptom..................................................................................................................................135
Description...............................................................................................................................135
Solution.....................................................................................................................................135
evfspkey Cannot Store Keys..........................................................................................................135
Symptom..................................................................................................................................135
Description...............................................................................................................................135
Solution.....................................................................................................................................135
evfsvol Cannot Retrieve Private Key.............................................................................................136
Symptom..................................................................................................................................136
Description...............................................................................................................................136
Solution.....................................................................................................................................136
evfsvol create Fails, EVFS Device File Not Found in evfstab File.................................................136
Symptom..................................................................................................................................136
Description...............................................................................................................................136
Solution.....................................................................................................................................136
evfsvol create Fails, Valid EMD Already Exists.............................................................................136
Symptom..................................................................................................................................136
Description...............................................................................................................................137
Solution.....................................................................................................................................137
evfsvol disable Fails, EVFS Volume Is Busy..................................................................................137
Symptom..................................................................................................................................137
Description...............................................................................................................................137
Solution.....................................................................................................................................137
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