User's Manual

Release Notes: Q-EKM 2.3
6-01884-05 Rev A
September 2014
2 New Features and Enhancements
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
i6000 in order to use Q-EKM 2.0 or later
with LTO-5 or LTO-6 tape drives.
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)